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Table 4 Race and median household income specific breast cancer and colorectal cancer incidence risk ratiosa, estimated by Poisson regression models in Texas, 1995–2011

From: Risks of developing breast and colorectal cancer in association with incomes and geographic locations in Texas: a retrospective cohort study

Race/ethnicity

Incidence rate ratios (95 % CI)b

Breast cancer

Income 2nd

Income 3rd

Income 4th

Income 5th (High)

1995–1999

    

 Non-Hispanic Whites

1.01 (0.95–1.07)

1.07 (1.01–1.13)

1.10 (1.04–1.16)

1.24 (1.17–1.30)

 Non-Hispanic Blacks

0.84 (0.65–1.10)

0.81 (0.63–1.05)

0.82 (0.64–1.04)

0.85 (0.67–1.07)

 Hispanics

1.17 (1.09–1.25)

1.31 (1.20–1.42)

1.18 (1.11–1.26)

0.99 (0.93–1.05)

 Others

0.44 (0.16–1.19)

0.99 (0.37–2.68)

0.53 (0.22–1.29)

0.41 (0.17–1.01)

2000–2003

    

 Non-Hispanic Whites

1.05 (0.98–1.12)

1.03 (0.96–1.10)

1.10 (1.03–1.17)

1.26 (1.19–1.34)

 Non-Hispanic Blacks

0.75 (0.56–0.99)

0.68 (0.52–0.90)

0.67 (0.51–0.88)

0.70 (0.54–0.91)

 Hispanics

1.11 (1.04–1.20)

1.23 (1.10–1.38)

1.33 (1.23–1.44)

1.10 (1.03–1.16)

 Others

0.66 (0.29–1.51)

2.42 (1.12–5.22)

1.13 (0.53–2.38)

0.98 (0.49–1.97)

2004–2007

    

 Non-Hispanic Whites

1.01 (0.94–1.09)

1.07 (1.00–1.15)

1.07 (1.00–1.14)

1.27 (1.18–1.35)

 Non-Hispanic Blacks

0.90 (0.68–1.19)

0.86 (0.66–1.11)

0.96 (0.73–1.24)

0.90 (0.70–1.16)

 Hispanics

1.13 (1.05–1.21)

1.40 (1.27–1.54)

1.27 (1.17–1.37)

1.14 (1.08–1.21)

 Others

0.94 (0.44–2.01)

1.22 (0.62–2.43)

1.64 (0.84–3.23)

1.06 (0.57–1.97)

2008–2011

    

 Non-Hispanic Whites

1.12 (1.05–1.21)

1.14 (1.07–1.22)

1.34 (1.26–1.43)

1.38 (1.29–1.47)

 Non-Hispanic Blacks

0.88 (0.66–1.16)

0.86 (0.66–1.13)

0.95 (0.74–1.23)

0.93 (0.72–1.20)

 Hispanics

1.12 (1.05–1.19)

1.22 (1.11–1.33)

1.13 (1.06–1.19)

1.14 (1.07–1.20)

 Others

1.32 (0.77–2.26)

1.60 (0.95–2.69)

1.01 (0.63–1.63)

1.04 (0.65–1.67)

Colorectal cancer

Income 2nd

Income 3rd

Income 4th

Income 5th (High)

1995–1999

    

 Non-Hispanic Whites

1.01 (0.94–1.10)

1.05 (1.01–1.10)

0.98 (0.92–1.06)

0.99 (0.93–1.06)

 Non-Hispanic Blacks

0.89 (0.69–1.15)

0.82 (0.64–1.05)

0.65 (0.51–0.81)

0.64 (0.51–0.80)

 Hispanics

1.28 (1.17–1.40)

1.74 (1.56–1.93)

1.37 (1.27–1.48)

1.14 (1.06–1.23)

 Others

0.22 (0.08–0.65)

0.51 (0.13–2.08)

0.20 (0.09–0.47)

0.12 (0.06–0.28)

2000–2003

    

 Non-Hispanic Whites

0.95 (0.88–1.03)

0.94 (0.87–1.02)

0.95 (0.88–1.03)

0.92 (0.85–0.98)

 Non-Hispanic Blacks

0.63 (0.47–0.82)

0.56 (0.43–0.73)

0.50 (0.38–0.64)

0.46 (0.36–0.59)

 Hispanics

1.06 (0.97–1.15)

1.53 (1.34–1.74)

1.51 (1.37–1.65)

1.04 (0.97–1.11)

 Others

0.28 (0.10–1.77)

0.84 (0.30–2.35)

0.49 (0.19–1.26)

0.14 (0.06–0.35)

2004–2007

    

 Non-Hispanic Whites

0.95 (0.87–1.04)

0.91 (0.84–0.98)

0.95 (0.88–1.03)

0.86 (0.79–0.92)

 Non-Hispanic Blacks

0.62 (0.47–0.81)

0.58 (0.45–0.74)

0.55 (0.43–0.71)

0.49 (0.39–0.62)

 Hispanics

1.09 (1.01–1.18)

1.75 (1.59–1.94)

1.43 (1.31–1.56)

0.99 (0.93–1.06)

 Others

0.29 (0.12–0.71)

0.44 (0.19–0.99)

0.59 (0.26–1.36)

0.13 (0.06–0.27)

2008–2011

    

 Non-Hispanic Whites

1.04 (0.96–1.14)

0.98 (0.90–1.06)

0.93 (0.87–1.01)

0.88 (0.82–0.95)

 Non-Hispanic Blacks

0.69 (0.52–0.91)

0.64 (0.49–0.83)

0.57 (0.44–0.74)

0.52 (0.40–0.67)

 Hispanics

1.06 (0.99–1.15)

1.54 (1.40–1.70)

1.05 (0.98–1.12)

0.95 (0.89–1.02)

 Others

1.31 (0.52–3.27)

2.17 (0.92–5.10)

0.57 (0.25–1.30)

0.53 (0.24–1.18)

  1. aPoisson Regression model calculated incidence rate ratios (IRR) was adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, gender, median household income and all two-way interactions
  2. b IRR incidence rate ratios was calculated by median household income quintiles and using first quintile-Median household income Low as reference group