Table 1. Patient Characteristics.
| No. of patients (%) | |||||
| Unmarried | Married | ||||
| Characteristic | (N = 13794) | (N = 20761) | P | ||
| Sex | <0.0001 | ||||
| Male | 4792 | (35) | 12971 | (62) | |
| Female | 9002 | (67) | 7790 | (38) | |
| Race | <0.0001 | ||||
| White | 10756 | (78) | 17501 | (84) | |
| Black | 2238 | (16) | 1638 | (8) | |
| Other | 800 | (6) | 1622 | (8) | |
| Age | |||||
| Median Age at Diagnosis | 71 | 67 | <0.0001 | ||
| 18–60 y/o | 2894 | (21) | 5291 | (25) | |
| 60–74 y/o | 5381 | (39) | 10126 | (49) | |
| >74 y/o | 5519 | (40) | 5344 | (27) | |
| Year of Diagnosis | 0.0384 | ||||
| 2001–2003 | 4961 | (36) | 7224 | (35) | |
| 1998–2000 | 2959 | (21) | 4413 | (21) | |
| 1193–1997 | 3431 | (25) | 5237 | (25) | |
| 1988–1992 | 2443 | (18) | 3887 | (19) | |
| Cancer Directed Surgery | <0.0001 | ||||
| None | 12180 | (88) | 17557 | (85) | |
| Surgery | 1614 | (12) | 3204 | (15) | |
| Radiation Therapy | <0.0001 | ||||
| None | 11505 | (83) | 16067 | (77) | |
| EBRT | 2289 | (17) | 4694 | (23) | |
| Stage | 0.0007 | ||||
| Localized | 1154 | (8) | 1507 | (7) | |
| Regional | 4157 | (30) | 6369 | (31) | |
| Distant | 8483 | (61) | 12885 | (62) | |
EBRT indicates external beam radiation therapy; A race of Other indicates Asian, or Asian-Pacific Islander.