Table 2.
Mortality Rate Ratiosa for Selected Cancers, 2008–2012.
| Mexico | MALES | FEMALES | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican Immigrants | Mexican Americans | Mexican Immigrants | Mexican Americans | ||||||
| Referent | MRR | 95% CI | MRR | 95% CI | MRR | 95% CI | MRR | 95% CI | |
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| Oral Cavity and Pharynx | 1 | 0.91 | (0.78–1.07) | 1.43 | (1.22–1.68) | 0.69 | (0.53–0.89) | 1.12 | (0.88–1.42) |
| Esophagus | 1 | 1.43 | (1.26–1.62) | 2.38 | (2.11–2.69) | 0.67 | (0.49–0.91) | 1.46 | (1.14–1.88) |
| Stomach | 1 | 0.80 | (0.72–0.88) | 0.75 | (0.67–0.84) | 0.68 | (0.62–0.75) | 0.62 | (0.55–0.70) |
| Colorectum | 1 | 1.51 | (1.36–1.69) | 2.72 | (2.43–3.03) | 1.28 | (1.19–1.39) | 1.93 | (1.79–2.09) |
| Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct | 1 | 1.10 | (0.87–1.38) | 2.62 | (2.08–3.29) | 0.70 | (0.64–0.76) | 0.88 | (0.80–0.97) |
| Pancreas | 1 | 1.49 | (1.38–1.61) | 2.08 | (1.91–2.25) | 1.30 | (1.16–1.45) | 1.51 | (1.35–1.70) |
| Lung | 1 | 1.27 | (1.11–1.46) | 1.62 | (1.40–1.86) | 1.43 | (1.26–1.62) | 2.23 | (1.96–2.53) |
| Breast | 1 | - | – | – | – | 0.97 | (0.89–1.06) | 1.34 | (1.23–1.47) |
| Cervix | 1 | - | – | – | – | 0.30 | (0.26–0.34) | 0.28 | (0.24–0.33) |
| Endometrium | 1 | - | – | – | – | 1.67 | (1.49–1.86) | 2.19 | (1.94–2.47) |
| Ovary | 1 | - | – | – | – | 1.05 | (0.87–1.27) | 1.38 | (1.13–1.67) |
| Prostate | 1 | 0.73 | (0.66–0.80) | 0.87 | (0.79–0.97) | – | – | – | – |
| Bladder | 1 | 1.20 | (1.04–1.39) | 1.74 | (1.50–2.02) | 0.90 | (0.72–1.13) | 1.39 | (1.13–1.71) |
| Kidney | 1 | 1.15 | (1.03–1.28)* | 2.09 | (1.89–2.32) | 1.18 | (1.03–1.36)* | 1.87 | (1.63–2.14) |
| Brain | 1 | 1.16 | (1.03–1.30)* | 1.33 | (1.15–1.53) | 1.16 | (1.01–1.32)* | 1.28 | (1.09–1.50) |
| NHL | 1 | 1.58 | (1.30–1.92) | 1.81 | (1.47–2.12) | 1.35 | (1.11–1.64) | 1.74 | (1.42–2.14) |
| Leukemia | 1 | 1.10 | (0.92–1.31) | 1.48 | (1.23–1.77) | 1.02 | (0.90–1.16) | 1.24 | (1.08–1.42) |
| All-Sites-Combinedb | 1 | 1.04 | (0.97–1.11) | 1.49 | (1.36–1.60) | 0.90 | (0.83–0.98) | 1.13 | (1.03–1.23) |
*
The confidence intervals for these specific cancers may be affected by an undercount of undocumented immigrants by the US Census; any conclusions about differences between populations for these cancers should be interpreted with caution.
a
Negative binomial regression rate ratios adjusted for age group, inclusive of ages 35+
b
All-Sites-Combined includes all cancers, including those not listed here
Abbreviations: CI-Confidence Interval; MRR-Mortality Rate Ratios; NHL-Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma;