BACKGROUND: The association between socioeconomic position and incidence of @entity14 is inconsistent and differs by global region. We aimed to clarify this association in the Swedish population. METHODS: We conducted a population-based open cohort study using data from Swedish national registers. We included all individuals, aged >= 30 years, residing in Sweden between 1993 and 2010. Socioeconomic position was indicated by (1) highest educational level (five groups), and (2) disposable income (quintiles). We used Poisson regression to estimate incidence rate ratios (IRR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of @entity694 , and @entity694 . RESULTS: In total, 97,827,817 @entity1 -years were accumulated and 82,686 cases of @entity14 were diagnosed. Compared to @entity1 with 'higher secondary' education, the adjusted IRRs (95% CI) of @entity5 in @entity1 with 'primary or less', 'lower secondary', 'lower university' or 'higher university' education were: 1.06 (1.00, 1.11), 1.05 (0.99, 1.10), 0.96 (0.89, 1.03), and 0.92 (0.86, 0.98), respectively. In @entity1 , the corresponding figures were: 1.04 (0.95, 1.14), 1.03 (0.94, 1.13), 0.92 (0.82, 1.02) and 0.92 (0.82, 1.02). Disposable income was not associated with @entity5 incidence. Adjusted IRRs of @entity694 did not differ between levels of education or disposable income overall or for specific colon sub-sites. Neither education nor disposable income was consistently associated with incidence of @entity694 . CONCLUSIONS: Prevention strategies for @entity694 should be applicable to individuals regardless of their socioeconomic position. However, factors conferred by education, e.g., health awareness, may be important for approaches aiming to reduce inequalities in incidence of @entity5 . Further evaluation of @entity5 prevention and health promotion strategies among less educated groups is warranted.

Socioeconomic position and incidence of XXXX in the Swedish population.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'person', 'men'] @entity694 :: ('MESH:D003110', 'Disease') :: ['colon and rectal cancer', 'colon and rectal dysplasia', 'colon or rectal dysplasia', 'colon cancer'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer', 'rectal cancer'] @entity14 :: ('MESH:D015179', 'Disease') :: ['colorectal cancer']
@entity14 :: (MESH:D015179,Disease) :: ['colorectal cancer']
