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. 2012 May 21;6:254. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2012.254

Table 2. Characteristics SCCC and other eye cancers in the cohort population of the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study.

SCCC Other Eye Cancers
Characteristics N (%) Crude Incidence (106) Hazard Ratio (95% CI) Adjusted Hazard Ratio (95% CI)* N (%) Crude Incidence (106) Hazard Ratio (95% CI) Adjusted Hazard Ratio (95% CI)*
Total 40 100 8.4 138 100 28.9
Sex
Male 29 72.5 10.3 Reference Reference 112 81.2 40.0 Reference Reference
Female 11 27.5 5.6 0.55 (0.27, 1.10) 0.55 (0.28, 1.11) 26 18.8 13.3 0.34 (0.22, 0.51) 0.34 (0.22, 0.52)
Age, years
≤ 60 10 25.0 5.7 0.56 (0.27, 1.15) 0.57 (0.28, 1.16) 31 22.5 17.5 0.49 (0.33, 0.73) 0.50 (0.33, 0.74)
> 60 30 75.0 10.0 Reference Reference 107 77.5 35.6 Reference Reference
Race/Ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic) 37 92.5 8.5 Reference Reference 133 96.4 30.6 Reference Reference
Black (non-Hispanic) 0 0 0 N/A N/A 0 0 N/A N/A N/A
Hispanic 1 2.5 10.7 1.26 (0.17, 9.14) 1.27 (0.17, 9.21) 3 2.2 32.1 1.05 (0.33, 3.30) 1.06 (0.34, 3.33)
Asian, Pacific Islander or American Indian/Alaska Native 1 2.5 12.5 1.47 (0.20, 10.8) 1.48 (0.20, 10.8) 1 0.7 12.5 0.41 (0.06, 2.93) 0.41 (0.06, 2.92)
Unknown 1 2.5 15.4 1.82 (0.25, 13.2) 1.86 (0.26, 13.6) 1 0.7 15.4 0.50 (0.07, 3.60) 0.53 (0.07, 3.78)
Latitude, degree
≤ 35 19 47.5 8.8 Reference Reference 71 51.4 32.9 Reference Reference
> 35 21 52.5 8.0 0.91 (0.49, 1.70) 0.92 (0.49, 1.71) 67 48.6 25.6 0.78 (0.56, 1.09) 0.78 (0.56, 1.10)
Average net erythemal exposure
≤ 170 25 62.5 7.5 Reference Reference 91 65.9 27.5 Reference Reference
> 170 15 37.5 10.3 1.37 (0.72, 2.59) 1.34 (0.71, 2.55) 47 34.1 32.3 1.17 (0.83, 1.67) 1.15 (0.81, 1.64)
State of residence
California 16 40.0 10.9 Reference Reference 41 29.7 28.0 Reference Reference
Florida 9 22.5 8.9 0.82 (0.36, 1.84) 0.79 (0.35, 1.80) 36 26.1 35.8 1.28 (0.82, 1.99) 1.23 (0.79, 1.93)
Georgia 0 0 0 N/A N/A 5 3.6 37.2 1.33 (0.52, 3.36) 1.38 (0.54, 3.49)
Louisiana 3 7.5 16.6 1.51 (0.44, 5.17) 1.53 (0.45, 5.26) 4 2.9 22.1 0.79 (0.28, 2.20) 0.81 (0.29, 2.25)
Michigan 3 7.5 12.3 1.11 (0.32, 3.82) 1.14 (0.33, 3.93) 2 1.5 8.2 0.29 (0.07, 1.21) 0.30 (0.07, 1.25)
North Carolina 3 7.5 7.6 0.69 (0.20, 2.36) 0.68 (0.20, 2.34) 13 9.4 32.9 1.17 (0.63, 2.19) 1.16 (0.62, 2.16)
New Jersey 3 7.5 4.9 0.45 (0.13, 1.54) 0.45 (0.13, 1.53) 18 13.0 29.9 1.06 (0.61, 1.84) 1.05 (0.60, 1.82)
Pennsylvania 3 7.5 4.1 0.37 (0.11, 1.27) 0.36 (0.11, 1.25) 19 13.8 25.9 0.92 (0.54, 1.59) 0.90 (0.52, 1.55)
*

Adjusted for sex and age