Table 3.
Cancer | Hospital Racial Mix* |
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< 10% |
10%-19% |
20%-49% |
≥ 50% |
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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.