Table 1.

Sociodemographic and Health Characteristics among Patients 65 and Older Diagnosed Between 2005–2007 with Breast, Colorectal, and Lung Cancers

	Breast		Colorectal		Lung
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Age
65–69	7,098	26.2	5,178	21.4	7,418	25.9
70–74	6,190	22.8	5,136	21.2	7,429	25.9
75–79	5,772	21.3	5,296	21.9	6,895	24.0
80+	8,083	29.8	8,606	35.5	6,951	24.2
Race
White	23,876	88.0	20,655	85.3	24,838	86.6
Black	1,878	6.9	1,987	8.2	2,330	8.1
Other/Unknown	1,389	5.1	1,574	6.5	1,525	5.3
Gender
Male	0	0	10,928	45.1	14,315	49.9
Female	27,143	100.0	13,288	54.9	14,378	50.1
Charlson comorbidity score in the year prior to diagnosis*
0	15,941	63.5	12,469	55.2	11,202	42.0
1	5,699	22.7	5,703	25.3	8,252	31.0
2+	3,453	13.8	4,404	19.5	7,206	27.0
Total	25,093	100.0	22,576	100.0	26,660	100.0
2000 census tract median income quartile
<$34,456	5,989	22.1	6,165	25.5	7,823	27.3
$34,456 – $45,760	6,658	24.5	6,105	25.2	7,222	25.2
$45,761 – $61,234	6,987	25.7	5,961	24.6	7,018	24.5
$61,235+	7,470	27.5	5,944	24.5	6,576	22.9
Missing	39	0.1	41	0.2	54	0.2
Total	27,143	100.0	24,216	100.0	28,693	100.0

^*Charlson comorbidity score was calculated among adults 66 and older and cancer was not considered a comorbidity in this study.