PMC full text:
Table 1
Mean annual age-adjusted mortality rates for AN compared with USW and AKW, 1999–2003
aRate per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to 2000 standard million
bAN rate/USW rate
cAN rate/AKW rate
d95% confidence interval does not contain 1.
eNational Center for Health Statistics 50 leading causes of death, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision codes
AN = Alaska Native
USW = U.S. white
AKW = Alaska white
COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

