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. 2016;17(5):2465-73.

Incidence and Mortality of Colorectal Cancer and Relationships with the Human Development Index across the World

Hosein Rafiemanesh  1 , Abdollah Mohammadian-Hafshejani, Mahshid Ghoncheh, Zahra Sepehri, Reza Shamlou, Hamid Salehiniya, Farhad Towhidi, Behnam Reza Makhsosi
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  • PMID: 27268615
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Incidence and Mortality of Colorectal Cancer and Relationships with the Human Development Index across the World

Hosein Rafiemanesh et al. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2016.
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Abstract

Background: This study aimed to investigate the standardized incidence and mortality rate of colorectal cancer and its relationship with the human development index (HDI) across the world in 2012.

Materials and methods: This ecologic study was conducted for assessment of the correlation between age-specific incidence rate (ASIR) and age-specific mortality rate (ASMR) with HDI and its components. Data for SIR and SMR for every country for the year 2012 were obtained from the global cancer project. We used a bivariate method for assessment of the correlation between SIR and SMR and HDI. Statistical significance was assumed at <0.05. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS (Version 22.0, SPSS Inc.).

Results: Countries with the highest SIR of colorectal cancer in the world in 2012, were Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Hungary and countries with the highest SMR were Hungary, Croatia and Slovakia. The correlation between SIR of colorectal cancer and the HDI was 0.712 (P≤0.001), with life expectancy at birth 0.513 (P≤0.001), with mean years of schooling 0.641 (P≤0.001) and with level of income per each person of the population 0.514 (P=0.013). In addition, the correlation between SMR of colorectal cancer and the HDI was 0.628 (P≤0.001), with life expectancy at birth 0.469 (P≤0.001), with mean years of schooling 0.592 (P≤0.001) and with level of income per each person of the population 0.378 (P=0.013).

Conclusions: The highest SIR and SMR of colorectal cancer was in the WHO Europe region. There was a positive correlation between HDI and SIR and SMR of colorectal cancer.

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