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Table 3 Contrasts for comparing cohort trends in 1913–1937 with those in 1888–1912 for pancreatic cancer in the 47 prefectures of Japan, and the totals

From: Changes in pancreatic cancer mortality, period patterns, and birth cohort patterns in Japan: analysis of mortality data in the period 1968–2002

Prefecture

Males

Females

Prefecture

Males

Females

Contrast (95% CI)

P a

Contrast (95% CI)

P a

Contrast (95% CI)

P a

Contrast (95% CI)

P a

Hokkaido

−1.983(−2.670 to −1.296)

<0.001

−2.351(−3.027 to −1.675)

<0.001

Shiga

−3.444(−4.836 to −2.053)

<0.001

−4.546(−6.544 to −2.548)

<0.001

Aomori

−2.779(−4.102 to −1.456)

<0.001

−2.521(−3.676 to −1.367)

<0.001

Kyoto

−1.937(−2.987 to −0.887)

0.001

−3.780(−5.127 to −2.432)

<0.001

Iwate

−1.944(−3.289 to −0.598)

0.006

−3.134(−4.756 to −1.511)

<0.001

Osaka

−2.557(−3.183 to −1.932)

<0.001

−3.936(−4.753 to −3.118)

<0.001

Miyagi

−2.065(−2.798 to −1.332)

<0.001

−2.832(−4.217 to −1.446)

<0.001

Hyogo

−2.426(−3.219 to −1.633)

<0.001

−4.007(−4.758 to −3.255)

<0.001

Akita

−2.663(−4.199 to −1.128)

0.001

−4.560(−6.192 to −2.928)

<0.001

Nara

−3.318(−4.985 to −1.651)

<0.001

−3.580(−5.329 to −1.830)

<0.001

Yamagata

−2.925(−4.301 to −1.548)

<0.001

−4.208(−5.627 to −2.789)

<0.001

Wakayama

−3.205(−4.872 to −1.537)

<0.001

−3.073(−5.183 to −0.964)

0.005

Fukushima

−1.734(−2.819 to −0.649)

0.002

−3.152(−4.333 to −1.972)

<0.001

Tottori

−1.589(−3.741 to 0.563)

0.144

−2.084(−4.186 to 0.018)

0.052

Ibaraki

−1.748(−3.243 to −0.254)

0.023

−3.965(−4.931 to −2.999)

<0.001

Shimane

−2.939(−4.676 to −1.203)

0.001

−3.465(−5.170 to −1.759)

<0.001

Tochigi

−2.737(−3.982 to −1.491)

<0.001

−3.827(−5.000 to −2.654)

<0.001

Okayama

−1.776(−3.107 to −0.444)

0.010

−3.909(−5.330 to −2.488)

<0.001

Gumma

−2.180(−2.930 to −1.431)

<0.001

−3.691(−5.293 to −2.090)

<0.001

Hiroshima

−3.156(−3.963 to 2.349)

<0.001

−2.552(−3.780 to −1.324)

<0.001

Saitama

−2.523(−3.385 to −1.660)

<0.001

−3.571(−4.840 to −2.303)

<0.001

Yamaguchi

−1.800(−2.992 to −0.608)

0.004

−3.508(−5.305 to −1.711)

<0.001

Chiba

−2.492(−3.334 to −1.651)

<0.001

−4.054(−5.316 to −2.792)

<0.001

Tokushima

−2.664(−4.643 to −0.686)

0.010

−4.135(−6.884 to −1.387)

0.004

Tokyo

−1.811(−2.423 to −1.199)

<0.001

−2.992(−3.710 to −2.274)

<0.001

Kagawa

−2.868(−5.274 to −0.461)

0.021

−4.542(−6.635 to −2.449)

<0.001

Kanagawa

−1.921(−2.555 to −1.286)

<0.001

−1.823(−2.993 to −0.654)

0.003

Ehime

−3.136(−4.595 to −1.676)

<0.001

−3.237(−4.574 to −1.899)

<0.001

Niigata

−2.441(−3.600 to −1.282)

<0.001

−3.502(−4.556 to −2.447)

<0.001

Kochi

−3.009(−4.249 to −1.769)

<0.001

−2.801(−4.797 to −0.806)

0.007

Toyama

−4.078(−5.199 to −2.957)

<0.001

−4.169(−5.757 to −2.581)

<0.001

Fukuoka

−2.476(−3.121 to −1.832)

<0.001

−2.755(−3.998 to −1.512)

<0.001

Ishikawa

−3.958(−6.367 to −1.550)

0.002

−3.395(−4.915 to −1.875)

<0.001

Saga

−2.618(−4.567 to −0.670)

0.010

−4.279(−6.387 to −2.170)

<0.001

Fukui

−2.724(−4.223 to −1.224)

0.001

−3.356(−5.141 to −1.571)

<0.001

Nagasaki

−2.944(−4.459 to −1.429)

<0.001

−3.376(−4.848 to −1.905)

<0.001

Yamanashi

−2.436(−4.848 to −0.024)

0.048

−3.107(−4.632 to −1.583)

<0.001

Kumamoto

−2.962(−4.115 to −1.809)

<0.001

−4.127(−5.517 to −2.738)

<0.001

Nagano

−3.577(−5.705 to −1.449)

0.002

−2.261(−3.577 to −0.944)

0.001

Oita

−3.154(−4.455 to −1.853)

<0.001

−2.310(−3.739 to −0.880)

0.002

Gifu

−2.977(−4.473 to −1.480)

<0.001

−1.980(−4.054 to 0.094)

0.061

Miyazaki

−3.376(−5.254 to −1.498)

0.001

−1.579(−3.661 to 0.503)

0.133

Shizuoka

−2.968(−3.861 to −2.074)

<0.001

−3.038(−4.069 to −2.006)

<0.001

Kagoshima

−2.732(−3.817 to −1.647)

<0.001

−2.688(−4.260 to −1.117)

0.001

Aichi

−2.961(−3.851 to −2.071)

<0.001

−3.400(−4.386 to −2.415)

<0.001

Okinawa

−2.686(−4.843 to −0.529)

0.016

−5.275(−7.820 to −2.729)

<0.001

Mie

−2.895(−4.091 to −1.699)

<0.001

−4.536(−6.035 to −3.036)

<0.001

Total

−2.483(−2.749 to −2.216)

<0.001

−3.168(−3.530 to −2.806)

<0.001

  1. CI, Confidence interval
  2. aThe F test was used