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Table 2 Odds ratios* for regional/distant stage of breast cancer diagnosis (versus local) among Hispanic women, 1988-2005, California.

From: The influence of nativity and neighborhoods on breast cancer stage at diagnosis and survival among California Hispanic women

Characteristic

 

Model 1

Model 2

 

Total No. **

Odds Ratio (95% CI∞)

Odds Ratio (95% CI∞)

Nativity

   

   US-born

17,034

Reference

Reference

   Foreign-born

17,386

1.15 (1.10-1.20)

1.14 (1.09-1.20)

Age at diagnosis

   

   <40 years

4,325

2.34 (2.16-2.53)

2.34 (2.16-2.54)

   40-49 years

8,848

1.77 (1.66-1.89)

1.77 (1.65-1.89)

   50-59 years

8,188

1.48 (1.38-1.58)

1.47 (1.38-1.58)

   60-69 years

6,721

1.14 (1.06-1.23)

1.14 (1.06-1.23)

   70+ years

6,338

Reference

Reference

Neighborhood SES± (quintiles)

   

   1 (lowest)

9,755

1.34 (1.24-1.45)

†

   2

8,220

1.21 (1.12-1.30)

 

   3

6,928

1.11 (1.03-1.20)

 

   4

5,485

1.08 (0.99-1.17)

 

   5 (highest)

4,032

Reference

 

Combined neighborhood SES± and Hispanic enclave#

   

   High SES, low enclave

11,143

†

Reference

   High SES, high enclave

5,302

 

1.08 (1.01-1.15)

   Low SES, low enclave

2,414

 

1.12 (1.03-1.23)

   Low SES, high enclave

15,561

 

1.24 (1.18-1.30)

  1. * Multivariable model adjusted for year of diagnosis and the variables listed in the table.
  2. **There were 3,275 breast cancer cases excluded from stage analysis because they were missing information on stage at diagnosis.
  3. ∞Confidence intervals
  4. † Variable not included in model
  5. ±Socioeconomic status
  6. # Low SES includes quintiles 1 and 2; high SES includes quintiles 3, 4 and 5; low enclave includes quintiles 1, 2 and 3; high enclave includes quintiles 4 and 5.