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Table 2 Colorectal cancer case characteristics and 5-year survival of localized and regional cases used in the analyses by sex, race/ethnicity, census tract poverty and mean age at diagnosis (1996–2003)

From: Geographic disparities in colorectal cancer survival

 

Study Population 5-Year Survival (95%CI)

Localized Cases 5-Year Survival (95%CI)

% Cases

Regional Cases 5-Year Survival (95%CI)

% Cases

 

n = 25,040

n = 11,308

 

n = 13,732

 

Total population

79.6 (79.1, 80.2)

90.7 (90.1, 91.2)

45.2

70.4 (69.5, 71.2)

54.8

Sex

     

   Male

80.2 (79.5, 81.0)

90.9 (90.0, 91.7)

45.9

71.1 (69.8, 72.7)

54.1

   Female

79.0 (78.2, 79.4)

90.4 (89.6, 91.2)

44.4

69.8 (68.6, 71.0)

55.6

P value from Log-rank

0.01

0.79

 

0.03

 

Race/Ethnicity

     

   Non-Hispanic White

83.2 (79.6, 86.9)

92.2 (87.9, 96.5)

45.5

77.6 (72.4, 82.8)

54.5

   Non-Hispanic Black

75.6 (73.9, 77.6)

87.6 (85.4, 89.7)

45.1

65.7 (62.9, 68.6)

55.0

   Hispanic

79.1 (76.8, 81.4)

90.1 (87.6, 92.6)

43.7

70.5 (67.1, 74.0)

56.2

   API

80.0 (79.4, 80.6)

91.0 (90.3, 91.6)

37.1

70.7 (69.8, 71.7)

62.9

P value from Log-rank

<0.0001

0.009

 

0.0002

 

Census Tract Poverty, % Living below poverty

     

   (Low)Q1 (0–3.0)

81.8 (80.8, 82.8)

92.2 (91.2, 93.2)

45.2

73.2 (71.7, 74.8)

54.8

Q2 (3.1–5.5)

80.9 (80.0, 81.9)

91.8 (90.8, 92.8)

45.6

71.6 (70.1, 73.1)

54.4

Q3 (5.6–12)

78.9 (77.8, 80.0)

89.4 (88.2, 90.6)

45.4

70.0 (68.4, 71.6)

54.6

   (High)Q4 (>12)

74.9 (73.4, 76.3)

87.9 (86.3, 89.5)

44.0

64.4 (62.3, 66.6)

56.0

P value from Log-rank

<0.0001

<0.0001

 

<0.0001

 
  1. Source: Data from the New Jersey State Cancer Registry, 2007; U.S. Census Bureau, 2000; CI = Confidence Interval API = Asian Pacific Islander
  2. 5-year colorectal cancer specific survival rates based on Kaplan-Meier estimates