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. 2023 Feb 15;13(2):678–691.

Table 3.

Annual percentage change (APC) in age-adjusted incidence rates* of triple-negative breast cancer (number of breast cancer cases per 100,000 population) in women by time period and race/ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity 2010-2013 2014-2016 2017-2019 APC (95% CI) P value



N. Population N. Cases Incidence rate (95% CI) N. Population N. Cases Incidence rate (95% CI) N. Population N. Cases Incidence rate (95% CI)
Triple-negative breast cancer
    NH-white 71,255,586 14,871 18.1 (17.8-18.4) 53,725,401 10,615 16.9 (16.5-17.2) 53,550,448 11,209 17.5 (17.2-17.9) -0.7 (-1.5-0.1) 0.1
    NH-Asians and P. Islanders 13,667,498 1,696 12.4 (11.8-13.0) 11,287,880 1,387 11.8 (11.2-12.4) 12,096,316 1,644 12.8 (12.2-13.5) 0.6 (-0.6-1.9) 0.3
    NH-black 13,649,493 4,502 33.3 (32.3-34.3) 10,818,753 3,637 33.5 (32.4-34.6) 11,265,263 3,963 34.5 (33.4-35.6) 0.3 (-0.5-1.1) 0.4
    American Indians and AN 1,008,653 149 15.7 (13.2-18.5) 789,737 108 14.1 (11.5-17.1) 810,461 114 14.0 (11.5-17.0) -0.7 (-4-2.7) 0.7
    Hispanics 24,791,947 2,997 14.2 (13.7-14.7) 20,108,413 2,574 14.7 (14.1-15.3) 21,291,160 2,923 15.3 (14.8-15.9) 1.0 (-0.2-2.2) 0.1
    Total 124,373,177 24,283 18.5 (18.3-18.8) 96,730,184 18,387 17.7 (17.5-18.0) 99,013,648 19,953 18.5 (18.2-18.8) -0.2 (-1-0.6) 0.5
Non-Triple-negative breast cancer
    NH-white 71,255,586 131,546 153.8 (152.9-154.6) 53,725,401 106,100 160.4 (159.4-161.4) 53,550,448 111,441 165.9 (164.9-167.0) 1.2 (1-1.5) <0.001
    NH-Asians and P. Islanders 13,667,498 16,194 117.4 (115.6-119.2) 11,287,880 14,640 125.5 (123.4-127.5) 12,096,316 17,227 135.5 (133.4-137.5) 2.3 (1.8-2.8) <0.001
    NH-black 13,649,493 16,773 127.2 (125.2-129.1) 10,818,753 14,531 134.9 (132.6-137.1) 11,265,263 15,852 137.7 (135.5-139.9) 1.4 (0.8-1.9) <0.001
    American Indians and AN 1,008,653 1,108 113.5 (106.7-120.6) 789,737 892 111.6 (104.2-119.4) 810,461 1,057 126.6 (118.8-134.8) 1.7 (-0.1-3.5) 0.1
    Hispanics 24,791,947 20,567 104.0 (102.6-105.5) 20,108,413 18,607 110.0 (108.4-111.7) 21,291,160 21,354 114.7 (113.1-116.3) 1.7 (0.9-2.5) <0.001
    Total 124,373,177 186,874 140.4 (139.8-141.1) 96,730,184 155,540 146.6 (145.8-147.3) 99,013,648 168,131 151.7 (151.0-152.5) 1.3 (1.0-1.6) <0.001
*

Incidence rates were age adjusted to the 2000 US population.