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. 2016 Oct 14;6(10):e484. doi: 10.1038/bcj.2016.94

Table 1. Age-adjusted incidence rates of leukemia subtypes by race/ethnicity.

Acute leukemia subtype Race/ethnicity or nativity Cases Crude incidence per 100 000 Age-adjusted incidence per 100 000 Incidence rate ratio (95% CI)
B cell Non Hispanic White 794 1.260 0.120 1 (Reference)
  Hispanic 306 0.485 0.195 1.627* (1.426–4.161)
T cell Non Hispanic White 65 0.103 0.105 1 (Reference)
  Hispanic 19 0.030 0.162 1.548 (0.928–2.530)
Non-APL Non Hispanic White 6652 10.554 0.074 1 (Reference)
  Hispanic 1076 1.707 0.113 1.533* (1.437–4.208)
APL Non Hispanic White 464 0.736 0.052 1 (Reference)
  Hispanic 146 0.232 0.068 1.302* (1.081–2.947)
B cell US born 456 0.723   1 (Reference)
  Foreign born 260 0.413   0.570 (0.490–1.632)
T cell US born 53 0.084   1 (Reference)
  Foreign born 21 0.033   0.396 (0.239–1.270)
Non-APL US born 2401 3.809   1 (Reference)
  Foreign born 977 1.550   0.407 (0.378–1.459)
APL US born 222 0.352   1 (Reference)
  Foreign born 89 0.141   0.401 (0.314–1.368)

Abbreviations: APL, acute promyelocytic leukemia; CI, confidence interval.

Age-adjusted incidence rates (per 100 000) of adult acute leukemias, incidence rate ratios by race/ethnicity (2004–2013) and nativity among Hispanics in Florida. * Statistically significant.