Table 3

Results from Joinpoint regressions for invasive and in situ breast cancer among non-Hispanic white women aged 50 to 74 years by county rural/urban and poverty status, 1997 to 2004 (NAACCR, CINA Deluxe).

Trend time period

Quarterly % change

95% CI


Invasive


Overall

Q1 1997 to Q2 1998

+1.2

+0.04 to +2.4


Q2 1998 to Q2 2002

-0.2

-0.4 to +0.1


Q2 2002 to Q1 2003

-3.6

-8.5 to +1.6


Q1 2003 to Q4 2004

-0.4

-1.1 to +0.4


Rural/urban status


Urban

Q1 1997 to Q2 1998

+1.2

+0.04 to +2.4


Q2 1998 to Q2 2002

-0.2

-0.2 to +0.1


Q2 2002 to Q1 2003

-3.9%

-9.1 to +1.6


Q1 2003 to Q4 2004

-0.4

-1.1 to +0.4


Suburban

Q1 1997 to Q1 2000

+0.6

-0.02 to +1.2


Q1 2000 to Q4 2004

-0.8

-1.1 to -0.5


Rural

Q1 1997 to Q4 1999

+0.7

-0.1 to +1.5


Q1 1999 to Q4 2004

-0.8

-1.1 to -0.5


County Poverty Level


Low-poverty counties (<10% below FPL)

Q1 1997 to Q2 1998

+1.5

-0.2 to +3.2


Q2 1998 to Q1 2003

-0.3

-0.6 to +0.1


Q2 2002 to Q1 2003

-3.6

-10.2 to +3.3


Q1 2003 to Q4 2004

-0.3

-1.2 to +0.8


Middle-poverty counties (10 to 19.9% below FPL)

Q1 1997 to Q1 1999

+0.6

+0.1 to +1.2


Q1 1999 to Q2 2002

-0.2

-0.5 to +0.1


Q2 2002 to Q1 2003

-3.8

-8.8 to +1.5


Q1 2003 to Q4 2004

-0.4

-1.1 to +0.3


High-poverty counties (20+% below FPL)

Q1 1997 to Q2 1998

+1.5

-0.7 to +3.7


Q2 1998 to Q4 2004

-0.7

-0.9 to -0.5


In situ


Overall

Q1 1997 to Q2 1999

+2.5

+1.8 to +3.1


Q2 1999 to Q4 2001

+0.4

-0.2 to +1.1


Q4 2001 to Q4 2004

-0.6

-1.0 to -0.2


Rural/urban status


Urban

Q1 1997 to Q2 1999

+2.3

+1.5 to +3.1


Q2 1999 to Q4 2001

+0.4

-0.2 to +1.1


Q4 2001 to Q4 2004

-0.7

1.1 to -0.3


Suburban

Q1 1997 to Q3 1999

+3.6

+2.0 to +5.2


Q3 1999 to Q4 2004

-0.01

-0.4 to +0.4


Rural

Q1 1997 to Q2 2000

+2.8

+1.0 to +4.6


Q2 2000 to Q4 2004

-0.1

-1.0 to +0.8


County poverty level


Low-poverty counties (<10% below FPL)

Q1 1997 to Q2 1998

+3.2

+2.0% to +4.5


Q2 1998 to Q1 2002

+0.4

-0.04 to +0.8


Q1 2002 to Q1 2004

-1.0

-1.9 to -0.2


Q1 2004 to Q4 2004

+5.0

-2.5 to +13.2


Middle-poverty counties (10 to 19.9% below FPL)

Q1 1997 to Q1 2000

+2.1

+1.6 to +2.7


Q1 2000 to Q4 2004

-0.0.3

-0.6 to -0.3


High-poverty counties (20+% below FPL)

Q1 1997 to Q4 1998

+4.9

+0.9 to +9.1


Q4 1998 to Q4 2004

-0.04

-0.6 to +0.5


CI = confidence interval; FPL = federal poverty level; Q = quarter

Hausauer et al. BMC Medicine 2009 7:31   doi:10.1186/1741-7015-7-31

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