Table 3. Paediatric (ages 0–4) cancer incidence rates (per 1 000 000) for both genders combined by race and RRs contrasting incidence rates by race in metropolitan counties of 23 US states and Atlanta, 1995–2000.
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| Race | Person-years at risk | No. of cases | Rate (95% CI) | RR (95% CI) | No. of cases | Rate (95% CI) | RR (95% CI) | No. of cases | Rate (95% CI) | RR (95% CI) |
| Black | 5 985 970 | 149 | 25 (21–29) | 0.38 (0.33–0.44) | 47 | 8 (6–10) | 0.74 (0.57–0.95) | 25 | 4 (3–6) | 0.56 (0.40–0.80) |
| API | 1 167 614 | 59 | 50 (38–65) | 0.78 (0.63–0.97) | <20 | a | a | <20 | a | a |
| White | 25 941 007 | 1685 | 65 (62–68) | 1.00 (Referent) | 277 | 11 (10–12) | 1.00 (Referent) | 192 | 7 (6–8) | 1.00 (Referent) |
Source: North American Association of Central Cancer Registries.
a
Not shown due to sparse data (N<20).
RR=rate ratio, ALL=acute lymphocytic leukaemia, ANLL=acute nonlymphocytic leukaemia, NHL=non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, API=Asian/Pacific Islander, AIAN=American Indian/Alaska Native.