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Table 3 Selected characteristics of ovarian cancer cases by responder status, the African American Epidemiology Study (AACES) 2010-14

From: A multi-center population-based case–control study of ovarian cancer in African-American women: the African American Cancer Epidemiology Study (AACES)

Variable

Responders n = 403

Living Non-Responders n = 325

p-value vs. Responders

Deceased Non-Responders n =139

p-value vs. Responders

 

N (%)

N (%)

 

N (%)

 

Age group

     

20-39

26 (6.5)

18 (5.5)

 

6(4.3)

 

40-49

62 (15.4)

37(11.4)

 

14 (10.1)

 

50-59

142 (35.2)

83 (25.5)

 

29 (20.9)

 

60-69

108 (26.8)

106 (32.6)

 

53 (38.1)

 

70-79

65 (16.1)

81 (24.9)

0.0021

37 (26.6)

0.0005

Missing

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Histology

     

Clear Cell

8 (2.1)

8 (2.6)

 

2 (1.5)

 

Endometrioid

45 (11.5)

29 (9.4)

 

0 (0)

 

Mucinous

20 (5.1)

17 (5.5)

 

5 (3.8)

 

Serous

242 (62.1)

180 (58.3)

 

51 (38.9)

 

Mixed Cell

14 (3.6)

8 (2.6)

 

2 (1.5)

 

Other

61 (15.6)

67 (21.7)

0.37

71 (54.2)

< 0.001

Missing

13

16

 

8

 

Stage

     

I/II

182(47.8)

116 (38.5)

 

19 (15.8)

 

III/IV

199 (52.2)

185 (61.5)

0.02

101 (84.2)

< 0.001

Missing

22

24

 

20

 

Grade

     

Well differentiated

35 (10.5)

31 (13.3)

 

5 (7.9)

 

Moderately differentiated

52 (15.6)

35 (15.0)

 

5 (7.9)

 

Poorly/undifferentiated

246 (73.9)

168 (71.8)

0.61

53 (81.1)

0.20

Missing

70

91

 

76