Table 1. Characteristics of Patients from SEER Database by marital status.
| Characteristic | No. (%) of patients | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Married | Never married | Divorced/ Separated | Widowed | P value | |
| n = 8621 | n = 5457 | n = 1399 | n = 940 | n = 825 | ||
| Media follow up (mo) | 37 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 25 | |
| (IQR) | 5–63 | 6–67 | 5–60 | 5–62 | 4–31 | |
| Years of diagnosis | P < 0.001 | |||||
| 1988–1994 | 557(6.5) | 404(7.4) | 51(3.6) | 39(4.1) | 63(7.6) | |
| 1995–2001 | 2212(25.6) | 1450(26.6) | 319(22.8) | 192(20.4) | 251(30.4) | |
| 2002–2007 | 5852(67.9) | 3603(66.0) | 1029(73.6) | 709(75.5) | 511(62.0) | |
| Sex | P < 0.001 | |||||
| Male | 6341(73.6) | 4306(78.9) | 1058(75.6) | 688(73.2) | 289(35.0) | |
| Female | 2280(26.4) | 1151(21.1) | 341(24.4) | 252(26.8) | 536(65.0) | |
| Age | P < 0.001 | |||||
| <45 | 659(7.6) | 322(5.9) | 291(20,8) | 42(4.5) | 4(0.5) | |
| 45–60 | 3520(40.8) | 2199(40.3) | 701(50.1) | 520(55.3) | 100(12.1) | |
| 61–75 | 3283(38.1) | 2276(41.7) | 323(23.1) | 323(34.4) | 361(43.8) | |
| >75 | 1159(13.5) | 660(12.1) | 84(6.0) | 55(5.9) | 360(43.6) | |
| Race | P < 0.001 | |||||
| Caucasian | 5425(63.7) | 3361(61.6) | 878(62.8) | 667(71.0) | 519(62.9) | |
| African American | 914(11.4) | 384(7.0) | 312(22.3) | 137(14.6) | 81(9.8) | |
| Others* | 2282(24.9) | 1712(31.4) | 209(14.9) | 136(14.4) | 225(27.3) | |
| Pathological grading | 0.677 | |||||
| High/Moderate | 6564(28.3) | 4147(76.0) | 1055(75.4) | 724(77.0) | 638(77.3) | |
| Poor/UD | 2057(10.0) | 1310(24.0) | 344(24.6) | 216(23.0) | 187(22.7) | |
| Stage | 0.015 | |||||
| Localized | 5216(42.7) | 3310(60.7) | 800(57.2) | 584(62.2) | 522(63.2) | |
| Regional | 2471(27.2) | 1584(29.0) | 424(30.3) | 257(27.3) | 206(25.0) | |
| Distant | 934(15.9) | 563(10.3) | 175(12.5) | 99(10.5) | 97(11.8) | |
| Tumor size | P < 0.001 | |||||
| <3 cm | 1747(12.8) | 1125(20.6) | 267(19.1) | 220(23.4) | 135(16.4) | |
| 3–5 cm | 2434(19.8) | 1513(27.7) | 383(27.4) | 319(33.9) | 219(26.5) | |
| >5 cm | 4440(34.0) | 2819(51.7) | 749(53.5) | 401(42.7) | 471(57.1) | |
*Including other (American Indian/AK Native, Asian/Pacific Islander) and unknowns.