Table 3.
Selected Logistic odds ratios by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of adults (any cancer)
| MEN | WOMEN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | p-val | OR | p-val | |
| Race/ethnicity-Cdn born | ||||
| White | 1.000 | -- | 1.000 | -- |
| Black | 1.134 | 0.101 | 0.822 | 0.023 |
| West Asian/Mideast | 1.231 | 0.015 | 0.959 | 0.666 |
| South Asian | 0.530 | 0.024 | 0.851 | 0.497 |
| Other Asian | 0.758 | 0.000 | 0.940 | 0.294 |
| Latin American | 0.600 | 0.376 | 0.903 | 0.792 |
| Immigrant | 0.723 | 0.006 | 1.174 | 0.231 |
| Period of Arrival | ||||
| Arrived 1980–91 | 0.935 | 0.491 | 0.746 | 0.014 |
| Arrived 1970–79 | 0.931 | 0.431 | 0.755 | 0.012 |
| Arrived 1960–69 | 0.904 | 0.227 | 0.746 | 0.005 |
| Arrived 1950–59 | 0.891 | 0.114 | 0.789 | 0.010 |
| Arrived 1940–49 | 0.906 | 0.144 | 0.883 | 0.126 |
| Arrived 1930–39 | 0.945 | 0.311 | 0.773 | 0.000 |
| Arrived pre 1930 | 1.000 | -- | 1.000 | -- |
| Years in Canada (YSM) | 1.015 | 0.000 | 1.006 | 0.152 |
| YSM2 | 1.000 | 0.006 | 1.000 | 0.101 |
| Region of Birth | ||||
| US | 1.000 | -- | 1.000 | -- |
| UK/Ireland | 1.049 | 0.140 | 0.993 | 0.831 |
| Other Europe | 0.905 | 0.001 | 0.820 | 0.000 |
| Western Asia/Mideast | 0.753 | 0.000 | 0.799 | 0.002 |
| South Asia | 0.494 | 0.000 | 0.588 | 0.000 |
| Other Asian nations | 0.714 | 0.000 | 0.726 | 0.000 |
| Africa | 0.763 | 0.000 | 0.790 | 0.000 |
| Americas | 0.891 | 0.007 | 0.671 | 0.000 |
| # observations | 15,403,340 | 15,627,980 | ||
| # individuals | 1,286,260 | 1,278,840 | ||
| # cancer cases | 110,300 | 93,800 | ||
Note: UK/Ireland includes Israel and South Africa. Regression includes age/year/birth cohort effects, province, marital status, urban/rural residence, and educational attainment. Sample excludes Aboriginal Canadians