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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Causes Control. 2012 Nov 28;24(2):313–321. doi: 10.1007/s10552-012-0116-6

Table 1.

Characteristics of 117 survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

All (117) Men (52) Women (65)
Age at diagnosis, years (mean, SD) 24.3 (4.9) 23.9 (4.8) 24.6 (5.0)
Age at time of diagnosis, years (mean, SD) 6.7 (4.3) 7.2 (4.3) 6.3 (4.3)
Time since cancer, years (mean, SD) 17.6 (6.0) 16.7 (5.8) 18.3 (6.2)
Ethnicity, n (%)
    African American 13 (11%) 4 (8%) 9 (14%)
    White, non-Hispanic 84 (72%) 41 (79%) 43 (83%)
    Hispanic 15 (13%) 4 (8%) 11 (17%)
Cranial radiotherapy, n (%) 40 (34%) 15 (29%) 25 (38%)
Anthracycline chemotherapy, n (%) 84 (72%) 42 (81%) 42 (65%)
Dexamethasone, n (%) 13 (11%) 4 (8%) 9 (14%)