Cancer site | Polynomial | Coefficient | Estimate (SE) |
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Estimated coefficients and standard errors of polynomial functions of degree 2 and 0, respectively, for the logarithm of the cause specific relative hazard rates for carriers of a mutation at the either hMLH1 or hMSH2 locus relative to the population. | |||
CRC, colorectal carcinoma; EC, endometrial carcinoma; MC, minor HNPCC site (small bowel, stomach, ovary, and urinary tract including the renal pelvis and ureter but excluding the urinary bladder); t, time scale derived from age in years by subtraction of 55 and division by 20. | |||
CRC | a0+a1t+a2t2 | a 0 | 2.7 (0.46) |
a 1 | −2.0 (0.48) | ||
a 2 | −1.2 (0.43) | ||
EC | b0 (constant) | b 0 | 3.4 (0.60) |
MC | c0 (constant) | c 0 | 1.7 (0.47) |