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Table 2 Age standardised breast cancer rates, rate ratios and rate differences (compared to European/Other) by ethnicity, age 25+.

From: Ethnic and socioeconomic trends in breast cancer incidence in New Zealand

Ethnicity

Cohort

SR

95% CI

SRR

95% CI

SRD

95% CI

Total Mäori

1981-86

123

(105 - 140)

1.07

(0.93 - 1.24)

8.4

(-9.2 - 26)

 

1986-91

142

(126 - 157)

1.02

(0.91 - 1.14)

2.2

(-14 - 18)

 

1991-96

178

(162 - 194)

1.25

(1.13 - 1.37)

35

(18 - 52)

 

1996-01

198

(184 - 212)

1.23

(1.14 - 1.33)

38

(23 - 52)

 

2001-04

210

(194 - 225)

1.23

(1.14 - 1.33)

39

(23 - 56)

 

% Change

 

71%

    
 

P (Trend)

 

< .01

 

0.15

 

0.06

 

Pooled

168

(161 - 175)

1.17

(1.11 - 1.22)

24

(16 - 31)

Total Pacific

1981-86

112

(79 - 145)

0.98

(0.73 - 1.32)

-2.0

(-35 - 31)

 

1986-91

146

(115 - 177)

1.05

(0.84 - 1.30)

6.6

(-25 - 38)

 

1991-96

106

(86 - 126)

0.74

(0.62 - 0.89)

-37

(-57 - -17)

 

1996-01

145

(126 - 165)

0.90

(0.79 - 1.04)

-15

(-35 - 4.7)

 

2001-04

141

(121 - 161)

0.83

(0.72 - 0.95)

-29

(-50 - -9.2)

 

% Change

 

25%

    
 

P (Trend)

 

0.38

 

0.39

 

0.37

 

Pooled

129

(118 - 141)

0.90

(0.82 - 0.98)

-15

(-26 - -3.0)

Total Asian

1981-86

69.9

(40.5 - 99.3)

0.61

(0.40 - 0.93)

-44

(-74 - -15)

 

1986-91

110

(76 - 144)

0.79

(0.58 - 1.08)

-29

(-64 - 5.1)

 

1991-96

89.6

(67.5 - 112)

0.63

(0.49 - 0.80)

-53

(-76 - -31)

 

1996-01

117

(99 - 135)

0.73

(0.63 - 0.86)

-43

(-62 - -25)

 

2001-04

126

(110 - 142)

0.74

(0.65 - 0.84)

-44

(-61 - -27)

 

% Change

 

80%

    
 

P (Trend)

 

0.04

 

0.45

 

0.89

 

Pooled

101

(90 - 113)

0.70

(0.63 - 0.79)

-43

(-54 - -31)

European/Other

1981-86

114

(110 - 118)

1

 

0

 
 

1986-91

140

(136 - 144)

1

 

0

 
 

1991-96

143

(139 - 147)

1

 

0

 
 

1996-01

160

(156 - 164)

1

 

0

 
 

2001-04

170

(166 - 175)

1

 

0

 
 

% Change

 

49%

    
 

P (Trend)

 

< .01

    
 

Pooled

144

(142 - 146)

    
  1. *p test is test for linear trend