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. 2021 Sep 9;11:734998. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.734998

Table 1.

Age-adjusted early-onset (20-49 years of age) colorectal cancer incidence rates per 100,000 person-years.

Age 20-49 Years 2001-2002 2017-2018 Trend 1 Trend 2 Joinpoint 1 AAPC AAPC 95% CI
Cases Rate 95% CI IRR 95% CI Cases Rate 95% CI IRR 95% CI APC (%) APC (%) (%)
All Colorectal Cancer
Non-Hispanic White 17,299 9.82 (9.67, 9.97) 1.00 17,732 12.50 (12.32, 12.69) 1.00 1.62* 1.62* (1.41, 1.82)
Non-Hispanic Black 3,794 13.05 (12.63, 13.47) 1.33 (1.28, 1.38) 4,137 13.26 (12.85, 13.67) 1.06 (1.02, 1.10) 0.05 0.05 (-0.24, 0.35)
Hispanic 2,247 8.00 (7.67, 8.34) 0.81 (0.78, 0.85) 4,629 10.02 (9.73, 10.31) 0.80 (0.78, 0.83) 0.28 3.61 2013-2014 1.10* (0.14, 2.07)
American Indian/Alaskan Native 186 9.32 (8.03, 10.76) 0.95 (0.82, 1.10) 290 15.11 (13.41, 16.95) 1.21 (1.08, 1.36) 3.13* 3.13* (2.29, 3.98)
Asian/Pacific Islander 1,008 9.03 (8.48, 9.61) 0.92 (0.86, 0.98) 1,701 9.63 (9.18, 10.10) 0.77 (0.73, 0.81) 0.37 0.37 (-0.03, 0.78)
Proximal Colon Cancer
Non-Hispanic White 4,888 2.78 (2.70, 2.86) 1.00 4,198 2.95 (2.86, 3.04) 1.00 0.44* 0.44* (0.20, 0.67)
Non-Hispanic Black 1,408 4.85 (4.60, 5.11) 1.75 (1.64, 1.85) 1,462 4.70 (4.46, 4.95) 1.59 (1.50, 1.69) -0.21 -0.21 (-0.53, 0.10)
Hispanic 641 2.28 (2.10, 2.46) 0.82 (0.75, 0.89) 1,176 2.55 (2.41, 2.70) 0.86 (0.81, 0.92) -0.57 3.51 2013-2014 0.43 (-0.88, 1.77)
American Indian/Alaskan Native 49 2.45 (1.81, 3.23) 0.88 (0.66, 1.17) 56 2.90 (2.18, 3.76) 0.98 (0.75, 1.28) 1.47 1.47 (-0.11, 3.07)
Asian/Pacific Islander 274 2.43 (2.15, 2.74) 0.88 (0.78, 0.99) 361 2.03 (1.82, 2.25) 0.69 (0.62, 0.77) -0.57 -0.57 (-1.40, 0.26)
Distal Colon Cancer
Non-Hispanic White 4,654 2.64 (2.56, 2.71) 1.00 5,137 3.63 (3.53, 3.73) 1.00 2.16* 2.16* (1.91, 2.41)
Non-Hispanic Black 983 3.38 (3.17, 3.60) 1.28 (1.20, 1.37) 1,075 3.45 (3.25, 3.67) 0.95 (0.89, 1.02) 0.19 0.19 (-0.27, 0.66)
Hispanic 577 2.09 (1.92, 2.27) 0.79 (0.73, 0.86) 1,342 2.91 (2.75, 3.07) 0.80 (0.75, 0.85) 1.43* 1.43* (0.60, 2.27)
American Indian/Alaskan Native 52 2.60 (1.94, 3.41) 0.99 (0.75, 1.30) 85 4.40 (3.51, 5.44) 1.21 (0.98, 1.50) 3.07* 3.07* (0.82, 5.37)
Asian/Pacific Islander 269 2.44 (2.16, 2.75) 0.93 (0.82, 1.05) 523 2.97 (2.72, 3.23) 0.82 (0.75, 0.89) 0.47 0.47 (-0.32, 1.27)
Rectal Cancer
Non-Hispanic White 6,910 3.92 (3.83, 4.02) 1.00 7,732 5.45 (5.33, 5.58) 1.00 2.17* 2.17* (1.87, 2.46)
Non-Hispanic Black 1,144 3.93 (3.70, 4.16) 1.00 (0.94, 1.07) 1,396 4.45 (4.22, 4.70) 0.82 (0.77, 0.86) 0.58 0.58 (-0.34, 1.50)
Hispanic 896 3.18 (2.97, 3.40) 0.81 (0.76, 0.87) 1,887 4.07 (3.89, 4.26) 0.75 (0.71, 0.79) 0.61 3.98 2013-2014 1.44* (0.57, 2.32)
American Indian/Alaskan Native 74 3.72 (2.92, 4.67) 0.95 (0.75, 1.19) 135 7.12 (5.96, 8.42) 1.30 (1.10, 1.55) 4.04* 4.04* (2.87, 5.23)
Asian/Pacific Islander 423 3.77 (3.42, 4.15) 0.96 (0.87, 1.06) 763 4.34 (4.03, 4.65) 0.79 (0.74, 0.86) 0.93* 0.93* (0.37, 1.50)

*Statistically significant at the 0.05 level.

IRR, incidence rate ratio; CI, confidence interval; APC, annual percent change; AAPC, average annual percent change.