TABLE 1.
Selected Characteristics of 836 1-Year Retinoblastoma Survivors Who Responded to a Telephone Interview
| Characteristic | Hereditary (n = 441) no. (%) |
Nonhereditary (n = 395) no. (%) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age at interview, y* | |||
| <25 | 71 (16.1) | 72 (18.2) | |
| 25–29 | 73 (16.6) | 68 (17.2) | |
| 30–34 | 92 (20.9) | 51 (12.9) | |
| 35–39 | 90 (20.4) | 80 (20.3) | |
| 40+ | 115 (26.1) | 124 (31.4) | .035 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 241 (54.6) | 198 (50.4) | |
| Female | 200 (45.4) | 196 (49.6) | .217 |
| Race† | |||
| White | 402 (91.6) | 357 (90.8) | |
| Nonwhite | 37 (8.4) | 36 (9.2) | .709 |
| Education‡ | |||
| <High school graduate | 34 (7.9) | 22 (5.7) | |
| High school/some college | 202 (47.0) | 177 (46.1) | |
| College graduate | 194 (45.1) | 185 (48.2) | .398 |
| Hospitalized within the past 5 y§ | |||
| No | 294 (67.1) | 309 (79.0) | |
| Yes | 144 (32.9) | 82 (21.0) | <.001 |
| History of second cancer | |||
| No | 396 (89.8) | 388 (98.23) | |
| Yes | 45 (10.2) | 7 (1.8) | <.001 |
*
Excludes all retinoblastoma survivors aged <18 years.
†
Data unknown for 4 subjects.
‡
Data unknown for 22 subjects.
§
Hospitalized for any reason except childbirth.