Table 2

Excess mortality rate ratios and 95% CIs during the first 10 years after HL diagnosis by calendar period, sex, region, and age at diagnosis

Excess mortality rate ratio95% CI
Calendar period of HL diagnosis (P < .0005)  
    1973-1979 1.00 (reference)  
    1980-1986 0.67 (0.59-0.74) 
    1987-1994 0.49 (0.43-0.55) 
    1995-2000 0.32 (0.28-0.38) 
    2001-2009 0.28 (0.24-0.33) 
Sex (P < .0005) 
    Male 1.00 (reference)  
    Female 0.81 (0.74-0.88) 
Health-care region of diagnosis (P = .18) 
    Stockholm/Gotland 0.92 (0.82-1.04) 
    Other 1.00 (reference)  
Age at HL diagnosis, y (P < .0005) 
    0-18 1.00 (reference)  
    19-35 1.36 (1.01-1.83) 
    36-50 2.41 (1.79-3.24) 
    51-65 6.13 (4.63-8.12) 
    65-80 13.10 (9.94-17.28) 
    ≥ 80 25.17 (20.13-36.66) 
Excess mortality rate ratio95% CI
Calendar period of HL diagnosis (P < .0005)  
    1973-1979 1.00 (reference)  
    1980-1986 0.67 (0.59-0.74) 
    1987-1994 0.49 (0.43-0.55) 
    1995-2000 0.32 (0.28-0.38) 
    2001-2009 0.28 (0.24-0.33) 
Sex (P < .0005) 
    Male 1.00 (reference)  
    Female 0.81 (0.74-0.88) 
Health-care region of diagnosis (P = .18) 
    Stockholm/Gotland 0.92 (0.82-1.04) 
    Other 1.00 (reference)  
Age at HL diagnosis, y (P < .0005) 
    0-18 1.00 (reference)  
    19-35 1.36 (1.01-1.83) 
    36-50 2.41 (1.79-3.24) 
    51-65 6.13 (4.63-8.12) 
    65-80 13.10 (9.94-17.28) 
    ≥ 80 25.17 (20.13-36.66) 

All variables are simultaneously adjusted for all other variables in the table. P values are provided for the likelihood ratio test comparing the model without the specific factor with the model with all factors.