Time dependent ethnic convergence in colorectal cancer survival in hawaii

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Table 2 Percentages of Colorectal Cancer Cases Diagnosed in Hawaii from 1960–2000.

ETHNICITY	Caucasian			Japanese			Hawaiian			Filipino			Chinese			TOTAL
COHORT	1	2	3	1	2	3	1	2	3	1	2	3	1	2	3	1	2	3
STAGE
local	32.6	34.5	44.5	34.4	39.1	48.5	31.9	40.7	38.9	29.9	37.6	44.9	32.1	38.5	51.5	33.0	37.6	46.3
regional	34.7	39.4	31.9	42.6	41.0	35.2	30.8	32.7	36.3	38.5	36.0	34.1	39.4	37.6	32.9	38.5	39.0	34.1
distant	24.6	19.0	16.1	17.7	16.9	13.2	31.4	23.3	19.9	27.6	21.2	14.9	24.0	19.4	11.9	22.5	18.8	14.8
missing	8.0	7.2	7.5	5.3	3.0	3.1	5.9	3.2	4.8	4.0	5.2	6.1	4.5	4.5	3.8	6.0	4.7	4.9
AGE
< 65	56.0	38.1	36.0	51.2	44.8	29.9	57.8	58.6	54.3	50.8	34.7	36.6	49.2	34.5	26.5	53.0	41.8	34.5
≥ 65	44.0	61.9	64.0	48.8	55.2	70.1	42.2	41.4	45.7	49.2	65.3	63.4	50.8	65.5	73.5	47.0	58.2	65.5
SEX
male	50.1	54.8	58.1	57.0	60.4	57.8	53.5	60.9	55.6	86.0	75.6	65.0	62.2	55.9	51.5	57.9	60.2	58.1
female	49.9	45.2	41.9	43.0	39.6	42.2	46.5	39.1	44.4	14.0	24.4	35.0	37.8	44.1	48.5	42.1	39.8	41.9
DEATH
cr cancer	34.0	33.3	22.6	36.0	37.3	22.5	50.3	41.6	32.0	47.2	38.3	23.9	40.2	36.3	21.3	37.8	36.4	23.6
other	55.1	47.5	28.5	51.7	36.4	22.2	44.3	38.2	20.3	42.9	43.4	25.3	49.6	44.1	21.9	51.3	41.4	24.1
censored	10.9	19.2	48.9	12.3	26.3	55.2	5.4	20.1	47.7	10.0	18.3	50.8	10.2	19.6	56.8	10.9	22.2	52.3
TOTAL	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

Notes. Cohort relates years of diagnosis, where cohort 1 is 1960–1974, cohort 2 is 1975–1987, and cohort 3 is 1988–2000. Death relates cause of death information, where cr cancer indicates colorectal cancer, other indicates any other cause, and censored indicates alive or missing. Stage is SEER staging.

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