Table 1.
Demographic profiles of 7,516 uveal melanoma patients from the SEER database, 1973–2012
| Variable | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 3,933 | 52.3 |
| Female | 3,583 | 47.7 |
| Age (years, mean =61.4±15 years; median =62 years) | ||
| <50 | 1,561 | 20.8 |
| 50–79 | 5,144 | 68.4 |
| ≥80 | 811 | 10.8 |
| Ethnicitya | ||
| Caucasian | 7,000 | 94.7 |
| Hispanic | 287 | 3.9 |
| African American | 40 | 0.5 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 51 | 0.7 |
| Native American | 16 | 0.2 |
| Prior malignancy | ||
| Present | 981 | 13.1 |
| Absent | 6,535 | 86.9 |
| Geography | ||
| Midwest | 1,473 | 19.6 |
| Northeast | 1,074 | 14.3 |
| South | 1,033 | 13.8 |
| West | 3,936 | 52.3 |
Note:
a
Data presented for patients with available information only.
Abbreviation: SEER, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results.