Table 1. Case Characteristics, Colorectal Cancers Diagnosed 2006–2010 Among Florida Residents.
| Characteristic | Cubana
|
Hispanic Whiteb
|
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Blackc
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cases in Registry | Cases Selected for Study | Total Cases in Registry | Cases Selected for Study | Total Cases in Registry | Cases Selected for Study | Total Cases in Registry | Cases Selected for Study | |
| Total no. of cases | 2,036 | 1,501 | 4,938 | 3,488 | 39,028 | 28,826 | 5,688 | 3,780 |
| Men, % of cases | 53.3 | 54.8 | 51.9 | 51.6 | 52.1 | 51.9 | 49.8 | 49.4 |
| Stage at diagnosis, % of cases | ||||||||
| Late stage | 56.8 | 54.3 | 51.9 | 51.3 | 49.5 | 52.1 | 52.7 | 59.0 |
| Unknown or unstaged | 6.8 | 3.5 | 10.1 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 4.8 | 9.1 | 4.9 |
| Mean age of cases, y | 69.2 | 71.6 | 67.2 | 70.6 | 70.3 | 72.4 | 63.7 | 67.4 |
| Age, % of cases | ||||||||
| ≥50 | 91.9 | NA | 88.0 | NA | 92.7 | NA | 85.4 | NA |
| ≥65 | 67.8 | 74.6 | 61.8 | 70.3 | 68.4 | 74.0 | 48.3 | 57.4 |
| ≥75 | 39.4 | 43.5 | 34.5 | 38.8 | 42.4 | 45.8 | 23.5 | 27.5 |
| Diagnosis of adenocarcinoma, % | 92.2 | NA | 90.0 | NA | 90.0 | NA | 88.9 | NA |
| Autopsy did not indicate colorectal cancer, % | <.001 | NA | <.001 | NA | <.001 | NA | <.001 | NA |
| Year of diagnosis, % of cases | ||||||||
| 2006 | 23.1 | 24.5 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 19.8 | 19.3 |
| 2007 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 19.3 | 19.0 |
| 2008 | 21.4 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 19.8 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 21.3 |
| 2009 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 20.4 | 20.7 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 21.1 | 20.0 |
| 2010 | 16.0 | 15.2 | 19.7 | 20.4 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 19.3 | 20.3 |
Abbreviations: NA, not applicable because of case selection criteria.
a
This racial/ethnic category is not mutually exclusive from the other racial/ethnic categories in this table. Most Cubans in this study were white, white Cubans were counted also as Hispanic whites, and black Cubans were counted as Hispanic blacks.
b
Includes white Cubans.
c
Includes black Cubans.