Table 1.
Demographic profile of 8,165 ocular melanoma patients from the SEER database, 1973–2012
| Variable | Overall OM | UM | CM | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency, N (%) | 8,165 | 7,516 (92.1) | 649 (7.9) | |
| Mean age-adjusted incidence (per million) | 5.5±0.1 | 5.1±0.1 | 0.4±0.0 | <0.01 |
| Age (years), N (%) | ||||
| Mean age (mean ± SD) | 61.4±15.3 | 61.4±15 | 61.7±18.6 | 0.63 |
| Under 50 | 1,717 (21.0) | 1,561 (20.8) | 156 (24.0) | 0.05 |
| 50–79 | 5,529 (67.7) | 5,144 (68.4) | 385 (59.4) | <0.01 |
| 80 and above | 919 (11.3) | 811 (10.8) | 108 (16.6) | <0.01 |
| Sex, N (%) | ||||
| Male | 4,263 (52.2) | 3,933 (52.3) | 330 (50.8) | 0.47 |
| Female | 3,902 (47.8) | 3,583 (47.7) | 319 (49.2) | 0.47 |
| Ethnicity, N (%)* | ||||
| Caucasian | 7,540 (93.9) | 7,000 (94.7) | 540 (85.3) | <0.01 |
| Hispanic | 342 (4.3) | 287 (3.9) | 55 (8.7) | <0.01 |
| African American | 54 (0.7) | 40 (0.5) | 14 (2.2) | <0.01 |
| Others (Asian, Pacific Islanders, Native Americans) | 91 (1.1) | 67 (0.9) | 24 (3.8) | <0.01 |
Note:
*
Data presented for patients with available data only.
Abbreviations: CM, conjunctival melanoma; N, number; OM, ocular melanoma; SD, standard deviation; SEER, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results; UM, uveal melanoma.