Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics stratified by race
From: Race is an independent predictor of survival in patients with soft tissue sarcoma of the extremities
Variable | Overall (n = 13,148) | White (n = 11,162) | Black (n = 1449) | Asian (n = 537) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 58.7 | 59.4 | 54.1 | 55.2 | < 0.001 |
Female | 6077 (46.2) | 5055 (45.3) | 771 (53.2) | 251 (46.7) | < 0.001 |
Charleson Comorbidity Score | < 0.001 | ||||
0 | 10,986 (83.6) | 9387 (84.1) | 1147 (79.2) | 452 (84.2) | |
1 | 1769 (13.4) | 1461 (13.1) | 244 (16.8) | 64 (11.9) | |
>/= 2 | 393 (3) | 314 (2.8) | 58 (4) | 21 (3.9) | |
Education above median | 7749 (58.9) | 6973 (62.4) | 481 (33.2) | 296 (55.1) | < 0.001 |
Income above median | 7926 (60.3) | 6988 (62.6) | 543 (37.5) | 395 (73.6) | < 0.001 |
Distance Crowfly (mi) | 48.7 | 51.4 | 29.9 | 42.6 | p < 0.001 |
Uninsured | 609 (4.6) | 435 (3.9) | 129 (8.9) | 45 (8.4) | p < 0.001 |
Treatment facility | p < 0.001 | ||||
Academic | 7720 (58.7) | 6454 (57.8) | 914 (63.1) | 352 (65.6) | |
Non- Academic | 5428 (41.3) | 4708 (42.2) | 535 (36.9) | 185 (34.5) |