Age specific data on the incidence of colon cancer in male and female populations of Finland during 1999 are given in the following table Calculate the following summary measures: (a) crude incidence rate in both populations and the rate ratio: males vs. females (b) age-standardized rates and their ratio using the male population as the standard (c) age-standardized rates and their ratio using the World Standard Population (d) cumulative rates up to 75 years and their ratio
Age specific data on the incidence of colon cancer in male and female populations of Finland during 1999 are given in the following table Calculate the following summary measures: (a) crude incidence rate in both populations and the rate ratio: males vs. females (b) age-standardized rates and their ratio using the male population as the standard (c) age-standardized rates and their ratio using the World Standard Population (d) cumulative rates up to 75 years and their ratio
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Age specific data on the incidence of colon cancer in male and female populations of Finland during 1999 are given in the following table
Calculate the following summary measures:
(a) crude incidence rate in both populations and the rate ratio: males vs. females
(b) age-standardized rates and their ratio using the male population as the standard
(c) age-standardized rates and their ratio using the World Standard Population
(d) cumulative rates up to 75 years and their ratio
Transcribed Image Text:Males
Females
Age
Cases
Mid-
%
Rate
Cases
Mid-
%
Rate
Rate
(/10°y) ratio
all
(/10°y)
рopul.
(1000s)
of
рopul.
(1000s)
group
of
all
M/F
0-34
10
1157
46.0
0.9
22
1109
41.9
2.0
0.44
35-54
76
809
32.0
9.4
68
786
29.7
8.6
1.09
55-74
305
455
18.0
67
288
524
19.8
55
1.22
75+
201
102
4.0
196
354
229
8.6
155
1.27
All
592
2523
100
732
2648
100
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