Table 3.
Cluster No., Location | Radius, km | Member-years | No. of BCC Cases | Observed Cases per 100 000 Person-yearsa | Relative Risk vs Outside Cluster (95% CI) | P Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Expected | Observed | ||||||
1, Marin County | 17 | 105 751 | 1421 | 1814 | 1666 | 1.29 (1.11–1.50) | <.001 |
2, Northeast Sacramento County | 14 | 134 576 | 1468 | 1770 | 1264 | 1.22 (1.08–1.37) | <.001 |
3, East Contra Costa and west San Joaquin Counties | 14 | 41 876 | 352 | 491 | 1125 | 1.40 (1.15–1.71) | <.001 |
4, West central Contra Costa County | 10 | 89 535 | 1310 | 1531 | 1645 | 1.18 (1.07–1.30) | <.001 |
5, Eastern Sonoma and northern Napa Counties | 36 | 197 179 | 2077 | 2311 | 1139 | 1.12 (1.03–1.21) | .006 |
The observed incidence of basal cell carcinoma outside these 5 clusters was 964 cases per 100 000 person-years.