Table 1.
Selected demographic characteristics of participants in the Los Angeles County Multiple Myeloma Case-Control (LAMMCC) Study, 1985–1992.
| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Cases (n=152) n (%) |
Controls (n=152) n (%) |
Cases (n=126) n (%) |
Controls (n=126) n (%) |
|
| Race | ||||
| White | 112 (73.7) | 114 (75.0) | 75 (59.5) | 75 (59.5) |
| Black | 21 (13.8) | 21 (13.8) | 39 (31.0) | 39 (31.0) |
| Hispanic | 17 (11.2) | 16 (10.5) | 11 (8.7) | 11 (8.7) |
| Other | 2 (1.3) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.8) |
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| Age at interview (years) | ||||
| Under 45 | 8 (5.3) | 8 (5.3) | 5 (3.9) | 3 (2.4) |
| 45–54 | 21 (13.8) | 14 (9.2) | 17 (13.5) | 15 (11.9) |
| 55–64 | 51 (33.5) | 50 (32.9) | 36 (28.6) | 36 (28.6) |
| 65–74 | 65 (42.8) | 65 (42.8) | 62 (49.2) | 60 (47.6) |
| 75+ | 7 (4.6) | 15 (9.8) | 6 (4.8) | 12 (9.5) |
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| Age at diagnosis (years) | ||||
| Under 45 | 10 (6.6) | 6 (4.8) | ||
| 45–54 | 22 (14.5) | 22 (17.5) | ||
| 55–64 | 58 (38.1) | 40 (31.7) | ||
| 65–74 | 60 (39.5) | 58 (46.0) | ||
| 75+ | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | ||
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| Education | ||||
| Some high school or less | 26 (17.1) | 26 (17.1) | 26 (20.6) | 34 (27.0) |
| High school graduate | 28 (18.4) | 32 (21.1) | 47 (37.3) | 37 (29.3) |
| Some college or more | 97 (63.8) | 94 (61.8) | 52 (41.3) | 55 (43.7) |
| Unknown | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) |