Table 3:

Overview of proposed analyses, by data type

MeasureMortality dataCancer data
Univariate/bivariate analysesFrequencies
Measures of central tendency (where appropriate)
Cross-tabulations
IncidenceAge- and sex-adjusted rates per 100 000 person-years of observationAge- and sex-adjusted rates per 100 000 person-years of observation, new cases
Standardized mortality ratio
Lexis diagrams		Standardized incidence ratio
Standardized mortality ratio*
Lexis diagrams
PrevalenceNAPerson-based prevalence, per 100 000 person-years of observation†
Tumour-based prevalence, per 100 000 person-years of observation†
SurvivalKaplan–Meier survival analysis
Cox proportional hazards regression
NAPohar-Perme estimator of net survival
RegressionPoisson regression
Joinpoint models
Age–period–cohort models

  • Note: NA = not applicable.

  • ↵* Standardized mortality ratio of death recorded in cancer data specifically.

  • ↵† Period or point prevalence, depending on research question.