Table 4.

Hazard ratios of cancer‐specific deaths in females by cancer site, race, and diabetes status in SEER‐Medicare, 66+ y diagnosed in 2000‐2011

Cancer site	Race	Diabetes status	N	HR	95% CI	P‐values
Bladder	White	Without diabetes	12 104	Ref	~	<.0001
		With diabetes	2844	1.21	1.16‐1.28
	Black	Without diabetes	764	1.24	1.14‐1.36
		With diabetes	414	1.32	1.18‐1.48
Cervix	White	Without diabetes	2154	Ref	~	.0047
		With diabetes	553	1.19	1.07‐1.33
	Black	Without diabetes	476	1.08	0.96‐1.21
		With diabetes	190	1.18	1.00‐1.39
Colon/Rectum	White	Without diabetes	48 648	Ref	~	<.0001
		With diabetes	13 112	1.19	1.16‐1.22
	Black	Without diabetes	4693	1.14	1.10‐1.18
		With diabetes	2493	1.21	1.16‐1.27
Corpus/Uterus	White	Without diabetes	17 241	Ref	~	<.0001
		With diabetes	5502	1.26	1.22‐1.31
	Black	Without diabetes	1518	1.54	1.44‐1.63
		With diabetes	986	1.66	1.54‐1.79
Female Breast ER ‐	White	Without diabetes	11 905	Ref	~	<.0001
		With diabetes	2737	1.24	1.18‐1.30
	Black	Without diabetes	1402	1.27	1.19‐1.37
		With diabetes	773	1.29	1.19‐1.41
Female Breast ER +	White	Without diabetes	67 613	Ref	~	<.0001
		With diabetes	15 505	1.24	1.21‐1.27
	Black	Without diabetes	3912	1.15	1.11‐1.21
		With diabetes	2248	1.39	1.32‐1.47
Hodgkin Lymphoma	White	Without diabetes	731	Ref	~	.0107
		With diabetes	229	1.27	1.07‐1.51
	Black	Without diabetes	40	0.94	0.63‐1.41
		With diabetes	25	1.62	1.02‐2.56
Liver	White	Without diabetes	1989	Ref	~	.0099
		With diabetes	1293	1.09	1.02‐1.18
	Black	Without diabetes	229	0.92	0.80‐1.06
		With diabetes	161	1.18	1.00‐1.39
Myeloma	White	Without diabetes	5168	Ref	~	<.0001
		With diabetes	1249	1.20	1.12‐1.28
	Black	Without diabetes	989	1.01	0.94‐1.09
		With diabetes	461	1.07	0.97‐1.19
Non‐Hodgkin Lymphoma	White	Without diabetes	18 022	Ref	~	<.0001
		With diabetes	4415	1.29	1.24‐1.34
	Black	Without diabetes	806	1.10	1.01‐1.20
		With diabetes	422	1.44	1.29‐1.61
Ovary	White	Without diabetes	11 738	Ref	~	<.0001
		With diabetes	2547	1.23	1.17‐1.29
	Black	Without diabetes	733	1.22	1.13‐1.32
		With diabetes	401	1.40	1.26‐1.56
Pancreas	White	Without diabetes	11 699	Ref	~	<.0001
		With diabetes	5368	1.11	1.07‐1.15
	Black	Without diabetes	1202	1.10	1.04‐1.17
		With diabetes	1148	1.24	1.16‐1.31
Stomach	White	Without diabetes	4806	Ref	~	.4339
		With diabetes	1681	0.97	0.91‐1.03
	Black	Without diabetes	878	1.02	0.94‐1.10
		With diabetes	519	1.05	0.95‐1.16

CI, confidence interval; ER, estrogen receptor; HR, hazard ratio; SEER, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results.

All models adjusted for age, stage, comorbidities, and treatment.