Table 1.
Distributions of covariates and cancer mortality rates
|
Variable* |
Mean (SD) |
Minimum |
Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer mortality rates | |||
|
Females |
|
|
|
| All cancers |
242.2 (27.5) |
145.4 |
354.8 |
| Obesity related |
102.4 (16.0) |
43.9 |
168.2 |
|
Males |
|
|
|
| All cancers |
242.0 (34.2) |
123.3 |
361.6 |
| Obesity related |
56.4 (8.8) |
5.2 |
96.6 |
|
Sprawl index |
|
|
|
| Continental US |
100 (25) |
62 |
479 |
| New England (N = 34) |
108 (24) |
79 |
213 |
| Middle Atlantic (N = 89) |
122 (59) |
80 |
479 |
| East North Central (N = 168) |
97 (14) |
68 |
171 |
| West North Central (N = 92) |
94 (14) |
62 |
132 |
| South Atlantic (N = 222) |
95 (16) |
66 |
188 |
| East South Central (N = 91) |
92 (11) |
68 |
116 |
| West South Central (N = 123) |
99 (13) |
74 |
166 |
| Mountain (N = 50) |
103 (12) |
79 |
130 |
| Pacific (N = 65) |
113 (24) |
85 |
258 |
|
Other covariates |
|
|
|
| Obese (%)** |
27.3 (3.6) |
12.4 |
40.9 |
| Current smokers (%) |
|
|
|
| Female |
21.9 (4.8) |
7.9 |
36.9 |
| Male |
25.7 (5.0) |
12.0 |
41.3 |
| Non-hispanic white (%) |
82.9 (14.3) |
21.2 |
99.0 |
| Non-hispanic black (%) |
9.9 (12.6) |
0.0 |
70.7 |
| Hispanic (%) |
6.7 (11.1) |
0.28 |
94.4 |
| American Indian/Asian PI (%) |
2.5 (4.9) |
0.0 |
55.2 |
| MD density*** |
2.0 (1.8) |
0.0 |
20.1 |
| Hospital density*** |
0.021 (0.018) |
0.0 |
0.15 |
| Uninsured**** |
14.1 (4.4) |
6.7 |
36.8 |
| Socioeconomic position index | 0.64 (0.8) | −1.67 | 1.89 |
*N = 935 for covariates, N = 934 for cancer mortality rates.
**Age adjusted% BMI ≥ 30.
***(Number/County Population)*10,000.
****Under 65 Years old.
Age-adjusted cancer mortality rates were obtained from the NCI SEER Cancer Registry (2002–2006) by averaging county values.