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. 2013 Aug 2;3(8):e002451. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002451

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of all the 5-year survivors alive at the time of the study (n=573) and for levels 1, 2 and 3 subgroups

Characteristic Five-year survivors (n-573)
Level 1(n=86)
Level 2 (n=258)
Level 3 (n=229)
n Per cent n Per cent n Per cent n Per cent
Sex
 Male 303 52.9 37 43 137 53.1 129 56.3
 Female 270 47.1 49 57 121 46.9 100 43.7
Current age (years)
 5–9 44 7.7 11 12.8 15 5.8 18 7.8
 10–14 110 19.2 19 22.1 56 21.7 35 15.3
 15–19 148 25.8 31 36.0 66 25.6 51 22.3
 20–24 129 22.5 19 22.1 51 19.8 59 25.8
 25–29 69 12.0 6 7.0 30 11.6 33 14.4
 30–34 40 7.0 16 6.2 24 10.5
 35–39 21 3.7 15 5.8 6 2.6
 40–44 11 1.9 8 3.1 3 1.3
 45–49 1 0.2 1 0.4
Median (range) 19.4 5.1–45.1 17.5 5.1–28.4 19.4 8.0–45.1 20.1 5.6–43.7
Age at diagnosis (years)
 0–4 286 49.9 54 62.8 140 54.3 92 40.2
 5–9 144 25.1 16 18.6 68 26.4 60 26.2
 10–14 122 21.3 15 17.4 48 18.6 59 25.8
 15–19 21 3.7 1 1.2 2 0.7 18 7.8
Median (range) 5.0 0–20.9 2.9 0–15.4 4.5 0–20.9 6.5 0–17.5
Time from diagnosis (years)
 5–9 197 34.4 33 38.4 80 31.0 84 36.7
 10–14 166 29.0 32 37.2 76 29.5 58 25.3
 15–19 100 17.5 11 12.8 38 14.7 51 22.3
 20–24 58 10.1 8 9.3 30 11.6 20 8.7
 25–29 30 5.2 2 2.3 16 6.2 12 5.2
 30–34 12 2.1 10 3.9 2 0.9
 35–39 10 1.7 8 3.1 2 0.9
Median (range) 12.4 5.0–39.3 11.0 5.0–26.9 13.0 5.0–38.4 12.9 5.0–39.3
DFS (years)
 0–4 36 6.3 1 1.2 20 7.7 15 6.5
 5–9 198 34.5 34 39.5 82 31.8 82 35.8
 10–14 160 27.9 31 36.0 67 26.0 62 27.1
 15–19 84 14.7 10 11.6 34 13.2 40 17.5
 20–24 57 9.9 8 9.3 31 12.0 18 7.9
 25–29 19 3.4 2 2.4 8 3.1 9 3.9
 30–34 17 3.0 15 5.8 2 0.9
 35–39 2 0.3 1 0.4 1 0.4
Median (range) 11.3 0.5–38.3 10.9 4.4–26.9 11.6 1.9–36.4 11.6 0.5–38.3
Time since last seen in hospital-based late effects clinic (years)
 0–2 328 57.2 31 36.0 143 55.4 154 67.2
 3–4 75 13.1 16 18.6 36 13.9 23 10.1
 5–7 78 13.6 20 23.3 40 15.5 18 7.9
 8–10 28 5.0 6 7.0 10 3.9 12 5.2
 >10 41 7.1 8 9.3 19 7.4 14 6.1
 Unknown 23 4.0 5 5.8 10 3.9 8 3.5
Median (range) 2.3 0–13.1 4.5 0–12.7 2.2 0–12.7 1.8 0–13.1

DFS, disease free survival.