Sex ratio disparities in the two most common cancers worldwide: an exploratory analysis using GLOBOCAN 2022 data, gender inequalities, and economic indicators.

EClinicalMedicine · 2026 · PMC13084316 · PMID 42005917

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marginally significantp = 0.041actually significant

Medium-GDP remained non-significant (β = 0.452, p = 0.334), and low-GDP was marginally significant (β = 1.416, p = 0.041).

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borderline significantno p-value reported

27 Our analyses showed that the association between GII and the sex ratio of colorectal cancer incidence was weaker and more context-dependent, becoming borderline significant only when stratifying by economic level.

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