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Table 2 Five-year absolute and relative survival (in %) of ovarian cancer patients adjusted to the World Standard Cancer Patient Population, Philippine resident population, and Filipino-Americans and Whites from US SEER, 1998-2002

From: Ovarian cancer survival population differences: a "high resolution study" comparing Philippine residents, and Filipino-Americans and Caucasians living in the US

Variable

(1) Philippine resident population

Between (1) and (2)

(2) Filipino-Americans

Between (3) and (2)

(3) Caucasians

 

%

SE

Diff

p-value

%

SE

Diff

p-value

%

SE

Absolute Survival

          

Over all survival

44.0

2.9

7.4

0.02

51.3

3.1

-4.6

0.29

46.7

0.5

Age group

          

   < 40

64.1

4.6

11.6

0.27

75.7

7.5

0.8

0.67

76.5

1.6

   40-49

55.8

4.9

-1.1

0.99

54.8

6.7

7.9

0.11

62.6

1.3

   50-59

38.2

4.8

25.8

< 0.001

64.0

5.9

-12.8

0.04

51.2

1.1

   60-69

36.1

6.3

17.2

0.02

53.3

8.5

-13.4

0.13

40.0

1.0

   70+

34.6

8.0

-12.7

0.03

21.9

6.0

-2.6

0.86

19.3

0.6

Relative Survival

          

Over all survival

49.7

3.7

4.5

0.01

54.1

3.4

-4.8

0.33

49.3

0.5

Age group

          

   < 40

64.6

4.6

11.5

0.30

76.0

7.6

0.8

0.67

76.9

1.6

   40-49

57.0

5.1

-1.6

0.99

55.4

6.8

8.0

0.11

63.4

1.3

   50-59

40.0

5.0

25.8

< 0.001

65.8

6.1

-13.1

0.05

52.7

1.1

   60-69

40.4

7.1

16.7

0.05

57.0

9.1

-14.1

0.14

43.0

1.1

   70+

50.8

11.7

-23.0

0.03

27.8

7.6

-2.6

0.74

25.2

0.8

  1. Diff, difference; SE, standard error