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Table 1 Characteristics of Patients by Cancer Status

From: Association of advanced age and cancer history with autoimmune disease in melanoma patients: a cross-sectional study

 

Melanoma

n (%)a

Melanoma and Non-Cutaneous Cancer

n (%)

Non-Cutaneous Cancer

n (%)

No History of Cancerb

n (%)

Total

6543

2046

27,630

255,114

Sex

 Male

3345 (51.1)

1039 (50.8)

11,309 (40.9)

108,568 (42.6)

 Female

3198 (48.9)

1007 (49.2)

13,736 (59.0)

146,536 (57.4)

 Undetermined

n/a

n/a

1 (< 1)

10 (< 1)

Age at Presentation, y

 Median

62

64

62

62

 18–34

393 (6.0)

67 (3.3)

1552 (5.6)

24,415 (9.6)

 35–49

1182 (18.1)

333 (16.3)

4083 (14.8)

35,915 (14.1)

 50–64

2033 (31.1)

670 (32.7)

9529 (34.5)

83,749 (32.8)

 65–74

1376 (21.0)

476 (23.3)

5981 (21.6)

43,892 (17.2)

 75+

1559 (23.8)

500 (24.4)

6485 (23.5)

67,143 (26.3)

Race/ethnicity

 White, non- Hispanic

5269 (80.5)

1927 (94.2)

23,097 (83.6)

184,554 (72.3)

 Black, non-Hispanic

16 (< 1)

33 (1.6)

2491 (9.0)

17,818 (6.9)

 Hispanic

8 (< 1)

2 (< 1)

452 (1.6)

8422 (3.3)

 Asian & Pacific Islander

8 (< 1)

3 (< 1)

291 (1.1)

3063 (1.2)

 Otherc

1 (< 1)

n/a

30 (< 1)

304 (< 1)

 Unknown

1241 (19.0)

81 (4.0)

1269 (4.6)

40,953 (16.1)

Year

 2000–2010

4163 (63.6)

1285 (62.8)

18,303 (66.2)

152,542 (59.8)

  2011–2018

2380 (36.4)

761 (37.2)

9327 (33.8)

102,572 (40.2)

Health Insurance

 Medicare

3370 (51.5)

1243 (60.8)

14,836 (53.7)

113,240 (44.4)

 Medicaid

135 (2.1)

75 (3.7)

2662 (9.6)

25,418 (10.0)

 Private

2964 (45.3)

706 (34.5)

9764 (35.3)

108,291 (42.4)

 Self-pay

74 (1.1)

22 (1.1)

367 (1.3)

8128 (3.2)

 Otherd

n/a

n/a

1 (< 1)

37 (< 1)

  1. aPercentages refer to total size of study group
  2. aIncludes patients with basal and squamous cell skin cancer
  3. cNative American/Alaskan Native and Multiracial
  4. dDescribed as ‘other,’ ‘refunds,’ ‘contract-other,’ or ‘contract revenue’