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. 2018 Apr 26;136(6):637–641. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.1082

Table 1. Demographic and Treatment Characteristics of 470 Adult Retinoblastoma Survivors.

Characteristic No. (%)
Unilateral Survivors
(n = 218)
Bilateral Survivors
(n = 252)
Age at study, y
Mean (SD) 44.4 (11.0) 42.5 (10.8)
Range 19-77 18-69
Sex
Male 98 (44.9) 127 (50.4)
Female 120 (55.1) 125 (49.6)
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic 185 (84.9) 221 (87.7)
Other group 32 (14.7) 30 (11.9)
Do not know/missing 1 (0.4) 1 (0.4)
Health insurance
Yes or Canadian resident 188 (86.4) 227 (90.5)
No 24 (11.1) 20 (8.0)
Do not know/missing 1 (0.5) 1 (0.4)
Household salary, $
<20 000/y 13 (6.5) 32 (13.5)
≥20 000/y 187 (93.5) 205 (86.5)
Do not know/missing 18 (8.3) 15 (5.9)
Education
Complete high school or less 28 (13.1) 36 (14.5)
High school graduate or some college training 185 (86.5) 209 (83.5)
Missing 5 (2.3) 7 (2.7)
Radiation therapy
Yes 34 (15.7) 231 (91.7)
No 180 (83.0) 20 (7.9)
Unknown 3 (1.3) 1 (0.4)
Chemotherapy
Yes 25 (11.5) 94 (37.3)
No 190 (87.6) 157 (62.3)
Unknown 2 (0.9) 1 (0.4)
Surgery
Unilateral enucleation 190 (87.2) 160 (63.5)
Bilateral enucleation 0 (0.0) 54 (24.1)
None 21 (9.6) 33 (13.1)
Unknown 7 (3.2) 5 (2.0)