. 2003 Oct;93(10):1753–1759. doi: 10.2105/ajph.93.10.1753

TABLE 4—

Risk of Death From Prostate Cancer and Other Causes, by Race, Age, Socioeconomic Status, and Comorbidity: 4 North American Metropolitan Areas, 1987–1991

	Death Rate Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
	African American				Asian American
	Prostate Cancer				Prostate Cancer
Adjustment	Localized (n = 40)^a	Regional (n = 13)^a	Distant (n = 69)^a	Other Causes (n = 153)^a	Localized (n = 29)^a	Regional (n = 35)^a	Distant (n = 39)^a	Other Causes (n = 152)^a
Age	2.5 (1.4, 4.5)	0.6 (0.3, 1.1)	1.0 (0.6, 1.7)	1.5 (1.2, 2.0)	0.6 (0.3, 1.1)	0.8 (0.4, 1.5)	1.2 (0.7, 2.0)	1.0 (0.8, 1.3)
Age, SES^b	2.0 (1.0, 4.0)	0.6 (0.2, 1.4)	1.1 (0.6, 2.0)	1.4 (1.0, 1.9)	0.6 (0.3, 1.1)	0.8 (0.4, 1.5)	1.1 (0.6, 2.0)	0.9 (0.7, 1.2)
Age, SES,^b Comorbidity^c	2.3 (1.2, 4.7)	0.6 (0.2, 1.5)	1.1 (0.6, 2.0)	1.4 (1.0, 2.0)	0.6 (0.3, 1.1)	0.8 (0.4, 1.5)	1.1 (0.6, 2.0)	1.0 (0.7, 1.4)

^aDeaths among Whites: from prostate cancer n_local = 26, n_regional = 25, and n_distant = 23; from other causes n = 124.

^bSocioeconomic status defined as census education and census poverty.

^cCardiovascular condition and/or hypertension.