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 |
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%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 |