Table 2.

Annual percent change in the male-to-female difference in the incidence rate of gastric cancer by anatomic site and ethnic group in the United States, 1992–2014

Site	Ethnicity	Rate difference		Rate ratio
		APC	95% CI	APC	95% CI
Cardia	White	−0.8	−1.1 to −0.4	−0.5	−3.6 to 2.7
	Black	0.1	−3.7 to 4.0	−1.0	−3.7 to 1.9
	Asian and Pacific islander	−0.2	−1.5 to 1.2	0.8	−1.2 to 2.9
Non-cardia	White	−4.1	−7.4 to −0.6	−1.3	−1.7 to − 0.9
	Black	−4.0	−5.5 to −2.4	− 1.3	−2.2 to − 0.4
	Asian and Pacific islander	− 4.1	− 5.6 to − 2.5	− 0.5	− 1.2 to 0.2

APC annual percent change, CI confidence interval