Table 2.
Time from ovarian cancer diagnosis to ascertainment and interview, the African American Epidemiology Study (AACES), 2010-14
| Days from diagnosis to ascertainment, all cases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N* | Mean | Median | 25th-75th percentile range | |
| Responders | 403 | 170 | 126 | 61-245 |
| Non-responders | 370 | 191 | 159 | 64-282 |
| Deceased | 117 | 245 | 226 | 97-311 |
| MD refusal | 9 | 66 | 30 | 26-78 |
| Refusal | 163 | 165 | 126 | 60-239 |
| Unable to contact | 81 | 181 | 140 | 57-299 |
| Pending | 62 | 160 | 82 | 48-276 |
| Total | 835 | 179 | 134 | 62-260 |
| Days from diagnosis to ascertainment, omitting cases from first year of ascertainment | ||||
| N* | Mean | Median | 25th-75th percentile range | |
| Responders | 279 | 143 | 91 | 54-216 |
| Non-responders | 221 | 135 | 93 | 48-199 |
| Deceased | 66 | 162 | 132 | 62-242 |
| MD refusal | 5 | 41 | 26 | 20-30 |
| Refusal | 101 | 126 | 92 | 45-175 |
| Unable to contact | 49 | 129 | 73 | 47-164 |
| Pending | 59 | 162 | 84 | 51-276 |
| Total | 559 | 142 | 91 | 50-212 |
| Days from diagnosis to interview | ||||
| N* | Mean | Median | 25th-75th percentile range | |
| All cases | 403 | 215 | 178 | 105-290 |
| Omitting cases from 1st year of ascertainment | 279 | 186 | 145 | 96-261 |
*Date of diagnosis was missing for 94 non-responders because some sites that required patient consent before information could be sent to Duke could not send exact diagnosis date for women who did not consent.