Purpose:
We analyzed the epidemiologic characteristics of different types of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL), excluding Burkitt Lymphoma, in 2 Mexican regions with different socioeconomic status.
Materials and Methods:
In this surveillance study, we analyzed the incidence rates (cases per million children/year) of different types of NHL according to the ICCC3, registered in 1996-2015, from 2 different socioeconomic regions in Mexico: central and southern, with higher and lower status, respectively.
Results:
The principal NHL subgroups were precursor (IIb1), mature B cell (IIb2), mature T/NK cell, and no other specification (NOS; 42.3%, 15.8%, 14.1%, and 27.8%, respectively). In both regions, the overall incidence rates were similar (central=5.3, 95% confidence interval [CI], 4.6-6.1 vs. southern=6.3, 95% CI, 4.6-8.4); also, there were no differences by types (precursor cell LNH, 2.3 vs. 2.5; mature B cell, 0.9 vs. 0.8; mature T/NK cells, 0.8 vs. 0.8; and NOS, 1.4 vs. 2.3). In both regions, a decreasing trend was found (central= −0.17%, 95% CI, −0.03 to −0.3, P=0.04; southern= −0.32%, 95% CI, −0.07 to −0.57, P=0.02), with major reduction of NHL NOS from 1996 to 2000. In both regions, men predominated (2.1:1).
Conclusions:
Socioeconomic status did not influence the incidence rates of NHL. In this study, we found a reduction of NHL NOS, possibly due to better typing.
