Table 1

 Odds ratios and tests for trend of odds of registration by death certification only and missing data on stage and grade at diagnosis by quintiles of Townsend deprivation score (adjusted for age and sex)

Quintiles of TDSTDS rangeTotal number of registrationsRegistration by DCOData on stage at diagnosis missingData on grade at diagnosis missing
Number (%)Odds ratio (95% CI)Number (%)Odds ratio (95% CI)Number (%)Odds ratio (95% CI)
*Significant at the 0.1% level. TDS, Townsend deprivation score; DCO, death certification only.
1 (most affluent)−8.89 to −3.24504054 (1.07)1.00 reference662 (13.13)1.00 reference860 (17.06)1.00 reference
2−3.24 to −1.64505260 (1.19)1.02 (0.70 to 1.47)656 (12.98)0.93 (0.82 to 1.05)893 (17.68)1.00 (0.89 to 1.11)
3−1.64 to 0.31503755 (1.09)0.86 (0.59 to 1.26)750 (14.89)1.05 (0.93 to 1.18)971 (19.28)1.07 (0.96 to 1.19)
40.31 to 2.84505660 (1.19)0.89 (0.61 to 1.29)928 (18.35)1.31 (1.17 to 1.47)1111 (21.97)1.22 (1.10 to 1.36)
5 (most deprived)2.84 to 8.45503954 (1.07)0.87 (0.59 to 1.28)910 (18.06)1.34 (1.19 to 1.50)1083 (21.49)1.25 (1.12 to 1.38)
Test for trend of oddsχ2 = 0.78, p = 0.378χ2 = 50.85, p<0.0001*χ2 = 28.36, p<0.0001*