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Table 1 Rate of change in annual incidence of esophageal cancer.

From: Trends in esophageal cancer and body mass index by race and gender in the state of Michigan

  

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Adenocarcinoma

Race

Gender

APC

Slope

APC

Slope

All

Both

-3.743

-0.088

4.967

0.106

 

Males

-4.178

-0.135

4.813

0.179

 

Female

-3.034

-0.046

5.223

0.034

White

Both

-3.124

-0.057

5.161

0.128

 

Males: 1985–2005

-3.423

-0.082

4.992

0.215

 

-- 1985–1999

  

5.428

0.206

 

-- 1999–2005

  

NS

NS

 

Female

-2.729

-0.035

5.529

0.041

Black

Both

-5.479

-0.305

2.909

0.011

 

Males

-5.869

-0.504

NS

NS

 

Female

-4.549

-0.130

NS

NS

  1. Table lists Average Percent Change (APC) and slope (average annual change in rate expressed as cases per 100,000 per year) in age adjusted incidence of esophageal carcinoma by gender and race, 1985–2005. NS: non-significant trend. All other trends were statistically significant with p-values < 0.001.
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BMC Gastroenterology

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