Table 1.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of population | Number of breast cancer cases | Unadjusted Incidence rates (N of cases per 100,000) (95% CI) | Age-adjusted* incidence rates (N of cases per 100,000) (95% CI) | Rate ratio (between age-adjusted incidence rates) (95% CI) |
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Triple-negative breast cancer | |||||
Non-Hispanic white | 178,531,435 | 36,695 | 20.6 (20.3-20.8) | 17.5 (17.4-17.7) | 1.00 (reference) |
Non-Hispanic Asians and Pacific Islanders | 37,051,694 | 4,727 | 12.8 (12.4-13.1) | 12.4 (12.0-12.7) | 0.71* (0.68-0.73) |
Non-Hispanic black | 2,608,851 | 12,102 | 33.9 (33.3-34.5) | 33.8 (33.2-34.4) | 1.93* (1.88-1.97) |
American Indians and Alaska Natives | 2,608,851 | 371 | 14.2 (12.8-15.7) | 14.7 (13.2-16.3) | 0.84* (0.75-0.93) |
Hispanics | 66,191,520 | 8,494 | 12.8 (12.6-13.1) | 14.7 (14.4-15.1) | 0.84* (0.82-0.86) |
Sub-Total | 320,117,009 | 62,623 | 19.6 (19.4-19.7) | 18.3 (18.1-18.4) | 1.04* (1.03-1.06) |
Non-Triple-negative breast cancer | |||||
Non-Hispanic white | 178,531,435 | 349,087 | 195.5 (194.9-196.2) | 159.4 (158.9-160.0) | 1.00 (reference) |
Non-Hispanic Asians and Pacific Islanders | 37,051,694 | 48,061 | 129.7 (128.6-130.9) | 125.8 (124.7-127.0) | 0.79* (0.78-0.80) |
Non-Hispanic black | 2,608,851 | 47,156 | 132.0 (130.8-133.2) | 133.0 (131.7-134.2) | 0.83* (0.83-0.84) |
American Indians and Alaska Natives | 2,608,851 | 3,057 | 117.2 (113.1-121.4) | 116.7 (112.5-121.0) | 0.73* (0.71-0.76) |
Hispanics | 66,191,520 | 60,528 | 91.4 (90.7-92.2) | 109.4 (108.5-110.3) | 0.69* (0.68-0.69) |
Sub-Total | 320,117,009 | 510,545 | 159.5 (159-159.9) | 145.8 (145.4-146.2) | 0.91* (0.91-0.92) |
Incidence rates were adjusted to the 2000 US population by age.
Breast cancer cases with unknown or missing information on race/ethnicity were included in the total or sub-total incidence calculation.