Table 4.
Risk of death among cancer among Utah residents diagnosed 2004–2008
| Subjects | Death | Hazard ratiof | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rurala | ||||
| Metropolitan | 32,408 | 11,911 | 1.00 | |
| Rural | 4887 | 2074 | 1.07 | (1.03–1.13) |
| Rural residence, with additional adjustmentsa | ||||
| Stage | 1.07 | (1.02–1.12) | ||
| Education | 1.06 | (1.00–1.13) | ||
| Income | 1.11 | (1.05–1.18) | ||
| Obesity | 1.07 | (1.02–1.12) | ||
| Smoking | 1.07 | (1.02–1.12) | ||
| Radiation and surgeryb | 1.06 | (1.01–1.12) | ||
| Full model | 1.10 | (1.03–1.18) | ||
| Other factors | ||||
| Age at diagnosisc | ||||
| <50 | 7274 | 1188 | 1.00 | |
| 50–64 years | 12,377 | 3349 | 1.79 | (1.66–1.92) |
| 65+ years | 17,644 | 9448 | 4.08 | (3.82–4.36) |
| Raced | ||||
| White | 36,248 | 13,520 | 1.00 | |
| Black | 201 | 88 | 1.54 | (1.23–1.91) |
| Other | 786 | 335 | 1.29 | (1.14–1.45) |
| Unknown | 60 | 42 | 1.82 | (1.34–2.48) |
| Hispanicd | ||||
| No | 35,421 | 13,303 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 1874 | 682 | 1.21 | (1.11–1.31) |
| Sexd | ||||
| Male | 19,995 | 7808 | 1.00 | |
| Female | 17,300 | 6177 | 0.94 | (0.91–0.98) |
| Stagee | ||||
| In situ | 3650 | 561 | 1.00 | |
| Localized | 18,408 | 4202 | 1.89 | (1.71–2.08) |
| Regional | 7168 | 2922 | 3.70 | (3.34–4.11) |
| Distant | 6824 | 5256 | 10.75 | (9.66–11.96) |
| Treatmente | ||||
| No radiation or surgery | 8204 | 5566 | 1.00 | |
| Radiation only | 4039 | 1815 | 0.71 | (0.67–0.76) |
| Surgery only | 19,129 | 4951 | 0.28 | (0.27–0.30) |
| Radiation and surgery | 5460 | 1350 | 0.32 | (0.30–0.35) |
a
Adjusted on age, sex, race/ethnicity, and cancer site.
b
No treatment, radiation only, surgery only, radiation, and surgery.
c
Adjusted on age, sex, race/ethnicity, rural residence, county‐level education, county‐level income, and cancer site.
d
Adjusted on age.
e
Adjusted on age, sex, race/ethnicity, rural residence, county‐level income, and cancer site.
f
Statistically significant HRs and 95%CIs are in bold