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. 2009 May 26;27(24):3945–3950. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.8546

Table 3.

Racial Differences in Late Mortality Among Breast and Colon Cancer Patients Based on Hospital Racial Mix

Cancer Hospital Racial Mix*
< 10%
10%-19%
20%-49%
≥ 50%
Adjusted HR of 5-Year Mortality, Black v White 95% CI Adjusted HR of 5-Year Mortality, Black v White 95% CI Adjusted HR of 5-Year Mortality, Black v White 95% CI Adjusted HR of 5-Year Mortality, Black v White 95% CI
Breast cancer 1.05 0.89 to 1.23 1.23 1.03 to 1.47 1.19 0.99 to 1.44 1.13 0.89 to 1.44
Colon cancer 1.03 0.91 to 1.67 0.99 0.85 to 1.15 0.99 0.86 to 1.14 1.11 0.90 to 1.37

Abbreviation: HR, hazard ratio.

*

Hospital racial mix represents the percentage of black patients among black and white patients treated in hospital.

Adjusted for patient factors: age, sex (for colon cancer), comorbidities, and cancer stage.