Table 1.
Demographic Factors and Mortality Rate Stratified by SES Tertiles. a
| SES tertile, No. (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third (n = 247) | Second (n = 182) | First (n = 132) | Total | P value b | |
| Age, y | .489 | ||||
| <45 | 56 (23) | 43 (24) | 42 (32) | 141 (25.1) | |
| 45-59 | 98 (40) | 71 (39) | 43 (33) | 212 (37.8) | |
| 60-79 | 81 (33) | 57 (31) | 38 (29) | 176 (31.4) | |
| ≥80 | 12 (4.9) | 11 (6.0) | 9 (6.8) | 32 (5.7) | |
| Race | |||||
| White | 194 (79) | 147 (81) | 102 (77) | 443 (79.0) | <.001 |
| Black | 12 (4.9) | 17 (9.3) | 23 (17) | 52 (9.3) | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 36 (15) | 17 (9.3) | 7 (5.3) | 60 (10.7) | |
| Alaskan Native/Native American | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Other | 5 (2.0) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 6 (1.1) | |
| Hispanic | <.001 | ||||
| Non-Hispanic | 226 (91) | 162 (89) | 100 (76) | 488 (87.0) | |
| Hispanic | 21 (8.5) | 20 (11) | 32 (24) | 73 (13.0) | |
| Sex | .312 | ||||
| Female | 110 (45) | 68 (37) | 57 (43) | 235 (41.9) | |
| Male | 137 (55) | 114 (63) | 75 (57) | 326 (58.1) | |
| Mortality | .009 | ||||
| Censored | 208 (84) | 139 (76) | 94 (71) | 441 (78.6) | |
| Dead due to cancer | 39 (16) | 43 (24) | 38 (29) | 120 (21.4) | |
Abbreviation: SES, socioeconomic status.
a
The third tertile indicates the highest SES, and the first tertile indicates the lowest SES.
b
Chi-square test of independence. Bold indicates P < .05.