Impact of socio-economic deprivation on endometrial cancer survival in the North West of England: a prospective database analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the impact of socio-economic deprivation on endometrial cancer survival.

Design

Single-centre prospective database study.

Setting

North West England.

Population

Women with endometrial cancer treated between 2010 and 2015.

Methods

Areal-level socio-economic status, using the English indices of multiple deprivation from residential postcodes, was analysed in relation to survival using Kaplan-Meier estimation and multivariable Cox regression.

Main outcome measures

Overall survival, cancer-specific survival and patterns and rates of recurrence.

Results

A total of 539 women, with a median age of 66 years (interquartile range, IQR 56-73 years) and a body mass index (BMI) of 32 kg/m² (IQR 26-39 kg/m² ), we

SUBMITTER: Njoku K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8248174 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature