Table 3 Spearman correlation coefficients for variables of county-level data (N = 82)
Variable 1 | Variable 2 | r | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Age adjusted CRC incidence rate | % Below poverty level | 0.461 | <0.001 |
Age adjusted CRC incidence rate | Median household income | −0.407 | <0.001 |
Age adjusted CRC incidence rate | Prevalence of obesity | 0.388 | <0.001 |
Age adjusted CRC incidence rate | Prevalence of type II diabetes mellitus | 0.304 | 0.006 |
Age adjusted CRC incidence rate | % high school graduates | −0.384 | <0.001 |
Age adjusted CRC mortality rate | Prevalence of type II diabetes mellitus | 0.376 | 0.006 |
% High school graduates | Median household income | 0.652 | <0.001 |
% High school graduates | % below poverty level | −0.565 | <0.001 |
% High school graduates | Prevalence of obesity | −0.529 | <0.001 |
% High school graduates | Prevalence of type II diabetes mellitus | −0.453 | <0.001 |
% Below poverty level | Prevalence of obesity | 0.637 | <0.001 |
% Below poverty level | Prevalence of type II diabetes mellitus | 0.466 | <0.001 |
Median household income | Prevalence of obesity | −0.519 | <0.001 |
Median household income | Prevalence of type II diabetes mellitus | −0.542 | <0.001 |