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) |