Decreased colorectal cancer incidence and mortality in a diverse urban population with increased colonoscopy screening

Table 1 CRC Cancer Mortality Rate per 100,000 NYC Population by CRC Risk Factor and Access to Healthcare

CRC Risk factor	Colon cancer mortality rate per 100,000	95% CI	P-value
Race/ethnicity			< 0.0001
Black	15.18	14.20–16.16
White	12.02	11.38–12.65
Latino/a	10.27	9.46–11.08
Asian	8.84	7.84–9.85
Diet
Consumed fruits/vegetables	13.17	13.14–13.20	<=0.0001
No fruits/vegetables	13.41	13.32–13.50
Smoking
Never smoked	13.17	13.14–13.21	<=0.0026
Currently smoke	13.42	13.34–13.50
Access to healthcare
Have a PCP	13.19	13.16–13.22	<=0.0254
Don’t have a PCP	13.28	13.20–13.36
Access to health insurance
Have health insurance	12.96	12.88–13.05	<=0.0001
Uninsured	13.25	13.22–13.28

Legend: Mortality rate data are from NYC Vital Statistics 2014–2016. Risk factor and access to healthcare are from responses to CHS questions in 2014–2016 on diet (About how many cups of fruit did you eat yesterday? About how many cups of vegetables did you eat yesterday?), smoking (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life? Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?), access to healthcare (Do you have one or more person you think of as your personal doctor or health care provider? Do you have any kind of health insurance coverage, including private health insurance or governmental plans such as Medicare or Medicaid?) CRC colorectal cancer, NYC New York City, PCP primary care provider, CHS community health survey

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