A space-time analysis of the proportion of late stage breast cancer in Massachusetts, 1988 to 1997

Table 3 Space-time analysis. Proportion of late stage female breast cancer statistics for the space-time analyses, Massachusetts, 1988–1997. ^aTime frame for High 1 was 88–90. ^bTime frame for Low A and Low B was 93–97. ^cObserved count in all tracts for the area. ^dRelative Risk Ratio. ^eTime frame for Area 1 when adjusted for SES is 1989 alone. *Area not significant for this analysis.

	High 1^a			Low A^b			Low B^b
	Obs^c	RR^d	p-value	Obs^c	RR^d	p-value	Obs^c	RR^d	p-value
Not Adjusted	236	1.52	<0.0001	39	0.45	0.002	106	0.60	0.001
Adjusted for Urban/Rural Status	*	*	*	39	0.46	0.008	106	0.59	0.0003
Adjusted for SES	103^e	1.85	0.006	39	0.42	0.0003	*	*	*
Adjusted for SES & Urban/Rural Status	103^e	1.85	0.008	39	0.42	0.0006	*	*	*

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