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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2010 Sep;19(9):2115–2123. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-10-0173

Table 1. Macroenvironment-level variables and Hazard Ratio (HR) associations with biochemical (PSA) failure after prostatectomy adjusted for age at diagnosis and tumor aggressiveness among incident White prostate cancer cases treated with prostatectomy.

Macroenvironment Variable HR 95% CI
%Residents age 65 or older 1.02 1.00-1.04
% Older Single Head of Household 1.02 0.98-1.07
%Vacant Housing 1.28 1.09-1.51
%College Graduates Ages 25-34 0.99 0.98-1.01
%Unemployed age 16 or older 1.08 1.00-1.17
Per Capita Income (per $1,000) 1.01 0.98-1.03