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Table 1 Relative change in male and female colorectal incidence.

From: Spatial analysis of colorectal cancer incidence and proportion of late-stage in Massachusetts residents: 1995–1998

Variable

Categories Compared

Percent Increase

Males

  

   Wealth

1–2

16.7%

   Poverty

1–2

10.1%

Females

  

   Wealth

1–5

1.9%

   Wealth

2–5

4.0%

   Wealth

3–5

0.0%

   Wealth

4–5

-3.5%

   Poverty

1–2

34.2%

  1. The assessment of two levels of wealth and poverty for males and five levels of wealth and 2 levels of poverty for females where category 1 of wealth and the higher category of poverty are the highest levels of wealth and poverty. For example, for males, tracts with a wealth category of 1 had higher wealth compared to category 2 and 16.7% more colorectal incidence.
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International Journal of Health Geographics

ISSN: 1476-072X