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AJPH First Look, published online ahead of print Apr 15, 2005
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Measuring the Health Status Gap for American Indians/Alaska Natives: Getting Closer to the Truth

Emily Puukka, MS, Paul Stehr-Green, DrPH, MPH and Thomas M. Becker, MD, PhD

Emily Puukka, Paul Stehr-Green, and Thomas M. Becker are with the Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Portland, Ore.



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  		FIGURE 1—— Derivation of numerator and denominator data, by calculation method.
Note. AIAN = American Indian/Alaska Native; NCHS = National Center for Health Statistics; n = number of cases; N = number of population. aExcludes all in situ cases except urinary bladder. bAverage population from 1996 to 1999.

 


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  		FIGURE 2—— Age-adjusted cancer incidence rates among men, by race and calculation method: Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, 1996–1999.
Note. AIAN = American Indian/Alaska Native. Rates are per 100 000 population (with 95% confidence intervals) adjusted to the 2000 US standard population, excluding all non–urinary bladder in situ cases.

 


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  		FIGURE 3—— Age-adjusted cancer incidence rates among women, by race and calculation method: Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, 1996–1999.
Note. AIAN = American Indian/Alaska Native. Rates are per 100 000 population (with 95% confidence intervals) adjusted to the 2000 US standard population, excluding all non–urinary bladder in situ cases.

 




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