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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Jun 19;211(6):627.e1–627.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.06.036

TABLE 1.

Select clinical, demographic, and treatment variables of women diagnosed with endometrial cancer from a single institution by race

Variable White (n = 356)
Black (n = 271)
P valuea
n % n %
Age at diagnosis, y .204

 <50 49 14 32 12

 50–59 71 20 39 14

 60–69 112 31 99 37

 70+ 124 35 101 37

International Federation of Gynecologists and Obstetricians stage < .001

 I 246 69 142 52

 II 40 11 32 12

 III 40 11 37 14

 IV 19 5 45 17

 Unknown 11 3 15 6

Grade < .001

 I 189 53 79 29

 II 67 19 35 13

 III 91 26 135 50

 Unknown 9 3 22 8

Histologic group < .001

 Type I 260 73 148 55

 Type II 67 19 84 31

 Type III 24 7 33 12

 Other 5 1 6 2

Modified Charlson comorbidity score .305

 None 208 58 140 52

 1 64 18 55 20

 ≥2 84 24 73 27

 Unknown 0 0 3 1

Hypertension < .001

 No 151 42 65 24

 Yes 205 58 206 76

Diabetes mellitus .086

 No 275 77 193 71

 Yes 81 23 78 29

Body mass index, kg/m2 < .001

 <25 66 19 31 11

 25–29.9 91 26 38 14

 30–39.9 108 30 119 44

 ≥40 76 21 74 27

 Unknown 15 4 9 3

Smoking history .590

 Nonsmoker 223 63 182 67

 Current 47 13 30 11

 Former 75 21 55 20

 Unknown 11 3 4 1

Nulliparity .004

 No 264 74 218 80

 Yes 85 24 38 14

 Unknown 7 2 15 6

Parity < .001

 None 85 24 38 14

 1–3 186 52 126 46

 ≥4 77 22 92 34

 Unknown 8 2 15 6

Surgery < .001

 No 14 4 45 17

 Yes 342 96 226 83

Radiation therapy .686

 No 225 63 167 62

 Yes 131 37 104 38

Chemotherapy .041

 No 286 80 199 73

 Yes 70 20 72 27

Vital Status < .001

 Alive 164 46 100 37

 Deceased

  Endometrial cancer 43 12 66 24

  Other reason 149 42 105 39
a

Calculation does not include unknown values.

Ruterbusch. Race, comorbidities, and endometrial cancer survival. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2014.