Table 3.

MIRs for breast, cervical, colorectal, and prostate cancers, by HPSA designation

	No HPSA			Partial HPSA			All HPSA
	# of counties	Mean ± SE	p	# of counties	Mean ± SE	p	# of counties	Mean ± SE	p
Breast
No accessa	30	0.212 ± 0.009	0.278	11	0.238 ± 0.014	0.049	18	0.236 ± 0.015	0.099
Indirect accessb	251	0.199 ± 0.003		163	0.204 ± 0.004		150	0.216 ± 0.005
Direct accessc	155	0.205 ± 0.004		448	0.202 ± 0.002		386	0.208 ± 0.003
Cervix
No access	0	NA		0	NA		0	NA
Indirect access	9	0.342 ± 0.042	0.906	2	0.427 ± 0.072	0.148	2	0.601 ± 0.049	<0.001
Direct access	9	0.349 ± 0.031		115	0.321 ± 0.009		90	0.312 ± 0.007
Colorectal
No access	47	0.387 ± 0.011	0.959	27	0.376 ± 0.016	0.258	28	0.407 ± 0.016	0.376
Indirect access	304	0.383 ± 0.004		215	0.399 ± 0.006		225	0.404 ± 0.006
Direct access	172	0.384 ± 0.006		504	0.389 ± 0.004		477	0.395 ± 0.004
Prostate
No access	17	0.168 ± 0.014	0.558	8	0.201 ± 0.022	0.678	10	0.209 ± 0.021	0.007
Indirect access	210	0.184 ± 0.004		135	0.184 ± 0.005		113	0.209 ± 0.006
Direct access	130	0.182 ± 0.005		411	0.182 ± 0.003		349	0.186 ± 0.004

Bold values indicate statistical significant (p < 0.05)

MIR Mortality-to-Incidence Ratio, SE Standard Error, NA Data not available, HPSA Healthcare Professional Shortage Area

^aNo FQHC delivery site both in the county and adjacent counties

^bNo FQHC delivery site in the county, but any in adjacent counties

^cAny FQHC delivery sites in the county