Table 3.
Anatomic subsite distribution of colorectal cancer by race and time
Time |
Proximal |
Distal |
Total |
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Man | Woman | Ratio | Man | Woman | Ratio | Man | Woman | Ratio | ||
1990-1995 | White | 51 | 43 | 1.19 | 106 | 72 | 1.47 | 157 | 115 | 1.37 |
Yellow | 55 | 49 | 1.12 | 163b | 128a | 1.27 | 218b | 177 | 1.23 | |
1996-2000 | White | 91 | 56 | 1.63 | 149 | 96 | 1.55 | 240 | 152 | 1.58 |
Yellow | 54c | 54a | 1.00 | 177 | 136 | 1.30 | 231b | 190 | 1.22 | |
Total | White | 142 | 99 | 1.43 | 255 | 168 | 1.52 | 397 | 267 | 1.49 |
Yellow | 109c | 103a | 1.06 | 340c | 264a | 1.29 | 449 | 367 | 1.22 |
P < 0.05,
P < 0.01,
P < 0.001.