Introduction
Materials and methods
Study design and materials
Study population and follow-up
Education level
Income quintile
Socioeconomic status
Covariates
Stage at diagnosis
Statistical analysis
Results
Total | Education level | Income quintile | ||||||||||||||
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Compulsory | Secondary | Tertiary | Chi2 P | Q1 (low) | Q2–Q4 | Q5 (high) | Chi2 P | |||||||||
Covariate | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | χ2p | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | χ2p |
Total | 7501 | (100) | 1475 | (100) | 2896 | (100) | 3130 | (100) | 1499 | (100) | 4500 | (100) | 1502 | (100) | ||
Stage | ||||||||||||||||
Localized | 2317 | (33.1) | 430 | (31.2) | 885 | (32.8) | 1002 | (34.3) | 0.079 | 398 | (28.8) | 1417 | (33.7) | 502 | (35.2) | < 0.001 |
Regional | 4457 | (63.6) | 892 | (64.6) | 1726 | (63.9) | 1839 | (62.9) | 913 | (66.1) | 2656 | (63.3) | 888 | (62.3) | ||
Distant | 233 | (3.3) | 58 | (4.2) | 91 | (3.4) | 84 | (2.9) | 71 | (5.1) | 126 | (3.0) | 36 | (2.5) | ||
Unknowna | 494 | 95 | 194 | 205 | 117 | 301 | 76 | |||||||||
Diagnosis period | ||||||||||||||||
2000–2004 | 2177 | (29.0) | 502 | (34.0) | 930 | (32.1) | 745 | (23.8) | < 0.001 | 435 | (29.0) | 1306 | (29.0) | 436 | (29.0) | 1.000 |
2005–2009 | 2276 | (30.3) | 514 | (34.8) | 871 | (30.1) | 891 | (28.5) | 455 | (30.4) | 1365 | (30.3) | 456 | (30.4) | ||
2010–2015 | 3048 | (40.6) | 459 | (31.1) | 1095 | (37.8) | 1494 | (47.7) | 609 | (40.6) | 1829 | (40.6) | 610 | (40.6) | ||
Age at diagnosis | ||||||||||||||||
30–34 years | 469 | (6.3) | 70 | (4.7) | 165 | (5.7) | 234 | (7.5) | < 0.001 | 147 | (9.8) | 291 | (6.5) | 31 | (2.1) | < 0.001 |
35–59 years | 1276 | (17.0) | 213 | (14.4) | 455 | (15.7) | 608 | (19.4) | 269 | (17.9) | 834 | (18.5) | 173 | (11.5) | ||
40–44 years | 2575 | (34.3) | 507 | (34.4) | 989 | (34.2) | 1079 | (34.5) | 499 | (33.3) | 1491 | (33.1) | 585 | (38.9) | ||
45–48 years | 3181 | (42.4) | 685 | (46.4) | 1287 | (44.4) | 1209 | (38.6) | 584 | (39.0) | 1884 | (41.9) | 713 | (47.5) | ||
Immigration history | ||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | 6849 | (91.3) | 1311 | (88.9) | 2705 | (93.4) | 2833 | (90.5) | < 0.001 | 1218 | (81.3) | 4206 | (93.5) | 1425 | (94.9) | < 0.001 |
Immigrant | 652 | (8.7) | 164 | (11.1) | 191 | (6.6) | 297 | (9.5) | 281 | (18.7) | 294 | (6.5) | 77 | (5.1) | ||
Tumor subtype, 2005–2015 | ||||||||||||||||
Luminal A-like | 2239 | (49.2) | 409 | (50.0) | 815 | (48.0) | 1015 | (49.9) | 0.336 | 423 | (47.1) | 1327 | (48.8) | 489 | (52.6) | 0.376 |
Luminal B-like/HER2− | 775 | (17.0) | 132 | (16.1) | 294 | (17.3) | 349 | (17.2) | 154 | (17.1) | 468 | (17.2) | 153 | (16.5) | ||
Luminal B-like/HER2 + | 677 | (14.9) | 108 | (13.2) | 256 | (15.1) | 313 | (15.4) | 139 | (15.5) | 407 | (15.0) | 131 | (14.1) | ||
HER2+ | 262 | (5.8) | 48 | (5.9) | 96 | (5.7) | 118 | (5.8) | 55 | (6.1) | 153 | (5.6) | 54 | (5.8) | ||
Triple negative | 596 | (13.1) | 121 | (14.8) | 237 | (14.0) | 238 | (11.7) | 128 | (14.2) | 366 | (13.5) | 102 | (11.0) | ||
Unknownb | 764 | 154 | 265 | 345 | 162 | 467 | 135 |
Stage-specific excess mortality
No. of patients | No. of deaths | Excess mortality rate per 1000 person-years | Excess mortality rate ratioa (95% CI) | p valueb | ||
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Stage | Education level | |||||
Localized | Compulsory | 430 | 33 | 7.6 | 1.67 (0.95–2.93) | 0.151 |
Secondary | 885 | 56 | 6.2 | 1.05 (0.62–1.79) | ||
Tertiary | 1002 | 46 | 4.8 | 1 | ||
Regional | Compulsory | 892 | 216 | 29.2 | 1.57 (1.27–1.95) | < 0.001 |
Secondary | 1726 | 291 | 20.1 | 0.91 (0.74–1.12) | ||
Tertiary | 1839 | 292 | 20.4 | 1 | ||
Distant | Compulsory | 58 | 55 | 417.1 | 2.44 (1.66–3.59) | < 0.001 |
Secondary | 91 | 63 | 185.0 | 1.07 (0.75–1.55) | ||
Tertiary | 84 | 58 | 173.5 | 1 |
Stage | Income quintile | |||||
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Localized | Q1 (low) | 398 | 26 | 6.5 | 1.27 (0.63–2.53) | 0.609 |
Q2–Q4 | 1417 | 81 | 5.7 | 0.95 (0.53–1.70) | ||
Q5 (high) | 502 | 31 | 6.1 | 1 | ||
Regional | Q1 (low) | 913 | 182 | 25.4 | 1.68 (1.23–2.28) | 0.005 |
Q2–Q4 | 2656 | 488 | 22.7 | 1.41 (1.07–1.87) | ||
Q5 (high) | 888 | 130 | 17.3 | 1 | ||
Distant | 1 (low) | 71 | 59 | 269.4 | 2.23 (1.31–3.78) | 0.012 |
Q2–Q4 | 126 | 96 | 224.7 | 1.78 (1.07–2.94) | ||
Q5 (high) | 36 | 21 | 131.0 | 1 |
Trends in stage-specific 5-year relative survival
Estimated five-year relative survivala | Change in relative survival | |||
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2000 | 2015 | 2000 to 2015 | ||
% (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | ||
Stage | Education level | |||
Localized | Compulsory | 96 (93, 98) | 97 (95, 99) | 1 (0, 3) |
Secondary | 97 (95, 98) | 99 (98, 100) | 2 (1, 3) | |
Tertiary | 97 (96, 98) | 99 (98, 99) | 1 (0, 2) | |
Tertiary–Compulsory | 1 (− 1, 4) | 1 (− 1, 3) | ||
Regional | Compulsory | 80 (74, 85) | 86 (77, 92) | 6 (− 1, 13) |
Secondary | 85 (82, 88) | 95 (92, 97) | 10 (7, 13) | |
Tertiary | 86 (82, 89) | 93 (89, 95) | 7 (3, 11) | |
Tertiary–Compulsory | 6 (0, 12) | 7 (− 1, 14) | ||
Distant | Compulsory | 4 (1, 11) | 12 (2, 30) | 8 (− 5, 21) |
Secondary | 19 (10, 29) | 61 (42, 75) | 42 (26, 58) | |
Tertiary | 26 (14, 38) | 51 (35, 66) | 26 (11, 41) | |
Tertiary–Compulsory | 21 (8, 34) | 39 (18, 61) |
Stage | Income quintile | |||
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Localized | Q1 (low) | 97 (95, 99) | 98 (96, 99) | 1 (0, 2) |
Q2–Q4 | 97 (95, 98) | 99 (98, 99) | 2 (1, 3) | |
Q5 (high) | 96 (93, 98) | 99 (98, 100) | 3 (1, 5) | |
Q5 (high)–Q1 (low) | − 1 (− 4, 1) | 1 (− 1, 2) | ||
Regional | Q1 (low) | 87 (82, 90) | 91 (86, 95) | 4 (0, 9) |
Q2–Q4 | 83 (80, 86) | 93 (90, 95) | 10 (7, 13) | |
Q5 (high) | 85 (79, 89) | 97 (92, 99) | 12 (7, 17) | |
Q5 (high)–Q1 (low) | − 2 (− 8, 4) | 5 (0, 11) | ||
Distant | Q1 (low) | 21 (10, 34) | 36 (18, 54) | 15 (− 3, 34) |
Q2–Q4 | 14 (8, 22) | 48 (33, 61) | 33 (21, 46) | |
Q5 (high) | 25 (10, 44) | 75 (47, 90) | 50 (29, 71) | |
Q5 (high)–Q1 (low) | 5 (− 17, 26) | 39 (11, 67) |
Stage | Estimated five-year relative survivalb | Change in relative survival | ||
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2000 | 2015 | 2000 to 2015 | ||
Education/Incomea | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |
Localized | Low/Low | 98 (94, 100) | 98 (93, 100) | 0 (− 1, 1) |
Low/High | 95 (91, 97) | 97 (94, 99) | 3 (0, 5) | |
High/Low | 97 (94, 98) | 98 (96, 99) | 1 (0, 3) | |
High/High | 97 (96, 98) | 99 (98, 99) | 2 (1, 3) | |
High/High–Low/Low | − 1 (− 3, 1) | 1 (− 2, 3) | ||
Regional | Low/Low | 84 (74, 90) | 84 (68, 92) | 0 (− 12, 12) |
Low/High | 79 (71, 84) | 89 (77, 95) | 10 (1, 19) | |
High/Low | 88 (82, 92) | 93 (87, 96) | 5 (− 1, 10) | |
High/High | 85 (82, 87) | 94 (92, 96) | 9 (6, 13) | |
High/High–Low/Low | 1 (− 7, 9) | 10 (− 1, 22) | ||
Distant | Low/Low | 11 (2, 29) | 11 (1, 38) | 0 (− 19, 19) |
Low/High | 2 (0, 8) | 13 (1, 40) | 12 (− 9, 32) | |
High/Low | 26 (10, 45) | 47 (22, 68) | 20 (− 3, 44) | |
High/High | 22 (13, 31) | 58 (44, 70) | 36 (24, 49) | |
High/High–Low/Low | 10 (− 6, 27) | 47 (23, 70) |