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. 2010 Nov 22;29(1):76–82. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2010.29.6103

Table 1.

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Neuroblastoma (N = 3,539)

Clinical Characteristic Entire Cohort
Race/Ethnicity
P
White
Black
Asian
Native American
Hispanic
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Overall No. 3,539 2,541 415 137 28 418
Age, months < .001
    < 18 1,758 50 1,301 51 157 38 65 47 12 43 223 53
    ≥ 18 1,781 50 1,240 49 258 62 72 53 16 57 195 47
Stage .002
    1, 2, 3, 4s 1,895 54 1,392 55 192 46 64 47 11 39 236 56
    4 1,644 46 1,149 45 223 54 73 53 17 61 182 44
Sex .662
    Female 1,618 46 1,167 46 181 44 59 43 11 39 200 48
    Male 1,921 54 1,374 54 234 56 78 57 17 61 218 52
MYCN status .535
    Not amplified 2,645 75 1,913 75 293 71 101 74 19 68 319 76
    Amplified 658 19 467 19 83 20 26 19 8 29 74 18
    Unknown 236 6 161 6 39 9 10 7 1 3 25 6
Ploidy .038
    Hyperdiploid 2,166 61 1,564 62 255 62 68 50 16 57 263 63
    Diploid 1,051 30 758 30 113 27 56 41 8 29 116 28
    Unknown 322 9 219 8 47 11 13 9 4 14 39 9
Histology < .001
    Favorable histology 1,661 47 1,233 49 150 36 57 42 11 39 210 50
    Unfavorable histology 1,466 41 1,026 40 206 50 61 44 15 54 158 38
    Unknown 412 12 282 11 59 14 19 14 2 7 50 12
Risk group < .001
    Low 1,185 34 880 35 120 29 37 27 5 18 143 34
    Intermediate 718 20 531 21 58 14 31 23 4 14 94 22
    High 1,636 46 1,130 44 237 57 69 50 19 68 181 43

NOTE. P indicates value for overall comparison among all racial/ethnic categories.