Table 6

Analysis of the mortality rates from all rectal adenocarcinomas of the last 15 years (1984–1998)20


Males
Females
both gender
P-value*

1984–1988:
9.7/105
7.8/105
8.7/105
p < 0.02
1989–1993:
6.5/105
6.6/105
6.6/105
p = n.s.
1994–1998:
6.2/105
6.4/105
6.3/105


* level of significance 0.05

Scheiden et al. BMC Cancer 2003 3:27   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-3-27