Table 4.
Relative risk of death for colorectal cancer patients from the Philippine resident population and for Non-Hispanic White patients compared to Filipino-American patients from US SEER, 1993-2002
| Variable | Philippine resident population | Filipino-Americans (reference group) | Non-Hispanic Whites | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR | 95% CI | RR | 95% CI | RR | 95% CI | |
| Bivariate analysis | 1.94 | 1.76 - 2.13 | 1.00 | --- | 1.17 | 1.10 - 1.24 |
| After controlling for other variables (one at a time) | ||||||
| Sex | 1.94 | 1.76 - 2.13 | 1.00 | --- | 1.17 | 1.10 - 1.24 |
| Age | 2.28 | 2.07 - 2.51 | 1.00 | --- | 1.02 | 0.96 - 1.09 |
| Stage | 1.75 | 1.58 - 1.93 | 1.00 | --- | 1.24 | 1.16 - 1.32 |
| Morphology | 1.85 | 1.68 - 2.03 | 1.00 | --- | 1.18 | 1.11 - 1.25 |
| Surgery | 1.73 | 1.57 - 1.90 | 1.00 | --- | 1.21 | 1.14 - 1.28 |
| Radiotherapy | 1.94 | 1.77 - 2.14 | 1.00 | --- | 1.16 | 1.10 - 1.24 |
| Multivariate analysis1 | 2.03 | 1.83 - 2.25 | 1.00 | --- | 1.12 | 1.04 - 1.20 |
RR, Relative Risk; 95% CI, 95% Confidence Interval
1Controlling for all variables in the table