Table 1 Age at diagnosis, marital status and survival of women with breast cancer, 6 SEER program sites, 1988-2006, by ethnicity
Variable | Caucasian n = 300,494 | Indian/Pakistani n = 1,350 | African-American n = 40,647 | Hispanic n = 18,442 | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age category | Â | Â | Â | Â | < 0.0001 |
Premenopausal (age < 40) | 18001 (6.0) | 219 (16.2) | 4405 (10.8) | 2026 (11.0) | Â |
Perimenopausal (age 40-50) | 55597 (18.5) | 403 (29.9) | 9401 (23.1) | 4536 (24.6) | Â |
Postmenopausal (age > 50) | 226896 (75.5) | 728 (53.9) | 26841 (66.0) | 11880 (64.4) | Â |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | < 0.0001 |
Single | 33145 (11.0) | 92 (6.8) | 9528 (23.4) | 3080 (16.7) | Â |
Married | 166927 (55.6) | 1005 (74.4) | 14537 (35.8) | 9814 (53.2) | Â |
Other | 100422 (33.4) | 253 (18.7) | 16582 (40.8) | 5548 (30.1) | Â |
SEER Program Site | Â | Â | Â | Â | < 0.0001 |
San Franciso-Oakland | 44281 (14.7) | 312 (23.1) | 5129 (12.6) | 3392 (18.4) | Â |
Connecticut | 53693 (17.9) | 136 (10.1) | 3293 (8.1) | 1743 (9.5) | Â |
Metropolitan Detroit | 49462 (16.5) | 141 (10.4) | 12416 (30.6) | 466 (2.5) | Â |
Seattle (Puget Sound) | 54259 (18.1) | 84 (6.2) | 1378 (3.4) | 476 (2.6) | Â |
Metropolitan Atlanta | 23223 (7.7) | 131 (9.7) | 8547 (21.0) | 467 (2.5) | Â |
San Jose-Monterey | 18291 (6.1) | 238 (17.6) | 412 (1.0) | 1679 (9.1) | Â |
Los Angeles | 57285 (19.1) | 308 (22.8) | 9472 (23.3) | 10219 (55.4) | Â |
Mean Survival in Months (SD) | 67.0 (53.7) | 48.0 (46.2) | 53.0 (52.7) | 56.0 (49.5) | < 0.0001** |