Table 3.
Adjusted hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for the association of ethnicity/birthplace group-specific categories of neighborhood percent Hispanic and neighborhood percent poverty on all-cause and breast cancer mortality by patient ethnicity and birthplace among women diagnosed with breast cancer in Texas, 1995–2009 (n = 166,254).
| Neighborhood Characteristics | White | Hispanic-U.S.-Born | Hispanic-Foreign-Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| aHR (95% CI) | aHR (95% CI) | aHR (95% CI) | |
| All-Cause Mortality | |||
| Low Hispanic/Low poverty | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Low Hispanic/High poverty | 1.21 (1.16–1.25) | 1.19 (1.09–1.30) | 1.18 (1.01–1.38) |
| High Hispanic/Low poverty | 1.08 (1.04–1.12) | 0.96 (0.87–1.06) | 1.19 (1.01–1.41) |
| High Hispanic/High poverty | 1.25 (1.21–1.28) | 1.03 (0.97–1.10) | 1.39 (1.25–1.53) |
| Breast Cancer Mortality | |||
| Low Hispanic/Low poverty | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Low Hispanic/High poverty | 1.19 (1.12–1.26) | 1.09 (0.96–1.23) | 1.22 (1.00–1.48) |
| High Hispanic/Low poverty | 1.09 (1.03–1.15) | 0.88 (0.77–1.02) | 1.20 (0.97–1.47) |
| High Hispanic/High poverty | 1.24 (1.18–1.30) | 0.97 (0.89–1.05) | 1.33 (1.17–1.51) |
Models are adjusted for age, sex, tumor grade, tumor stage, year of diagnosis, tumor histology, urban/rural status, and mammography capacity.