Table 1 Characteristics among 8745 adults aged 40 years and over, NHANES III Mortality Follow-up study: 1988–1994 to 2006
From: Cumulative social risk exposure and risk of cancer mortality in adulthood
Male (n = 4184) | Female (n = 4561) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean years | 55.2 | 57.0 | <0.001 |
Social risk factors, n (%) | |||
Low family income | 768 (8.7) | 1068 (12.4) | <0.000 |
Low educational level | 2046 (29.8) | 2097 (28.7) | 0.473 |
Minority race/ethnic group | 2182 (18.9) | 2304 (21.2) | 0.009 |
Single-living | 1009 (21.4) | 2185 (38.0) | <0.001 |
Number of social risk factors, n (%) | |||
0 | 1015 (48.1) | 892 (39.7) | <0.001 |
1 | 1295 (32.9) | 1284 (33.2) | |
2 | 1075 (12.5) | 1201 (17.2) | |
≥ 3 | 799 (6.5) | 1184 (10.0) | |
Cancer mortality | |||
All-site, n (%) | 419 (7.4) | 280 (5.5) | 0.004 |
Tobacco-related cancer, n (%) | 203 (4.0) | 105 (2.2) | 0.473 |
Screening-detectable cancer, n (%) | 101 (1.4) | 65 (1.3) | 0.732 |
Site-specific cancer mortality | |||
Lung Cancer, n (%) | 143 (3.1) | 76 (1.8) | 0.009 |
Colorectal Cancer, n (%) | 45 (0.7) | 22 (0.6) | 0.650 |
Prostate Cancer, n (%) | 55 (0.7) | - | NA |
Female Breast Cancer, n (%) | - | 36 (0.6) | NA |