Table 1. Comparison of complete cohort patient demographics among different forms of radiation treatment.
Variable | EBRT [%] | EBRT + brachytherapy [%] | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Total patients | 1,188 [93] | 91 [7] | |
Sex | 0.769 | ||
Female | 528 [44] | 39 [43] | |
Male | 660 [56] | 52 [57] | |
Race | 0.431 | ||
White | 961 [81] | 72 [79] | |
Black | 64 [5] | 3 [3] | |
Other | 162 [14] | 16 [18] | |
Year of diagnosis | <0.001 | ||
1973–1979 | 67 [6] | 1 [1] | |
1980–1989 | 200 [17] | 18 [20] | |
1990–1999 | 196 [16] | 37 [41] | |
2000–2011 | 725 [61] | 35 [38] | |
Grade | 0.761 | ||
Grade I | 99 [25] | 6 [19] | |
Grade II | 153 [39] | 14 [45] | |
Grade III | 134 [34] | 11 [35] | |
Surgery recommendation | 0.988 | ||
Not recommended | 848 [72] | 65 [71] | |
Recommended | 338 [28] | 26 [29] | |
SEER stage | 0.002 | ||
Localized | 263 [26] | 30 [45] | |
Regional | 487 [49] | 29 [43] | |
Distant | 251 [25] | 8 [12] |
P values computed from Pearson’s χ2 test. EBRT, external beam radiation therapy; SEER, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results.