Table 1.
Characteristics of the study cohort
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Hispanics |
Asians |
Non-Hispanic White |
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| Percent (%) | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) | Frequency (n) | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 26.7 | 3584 | 29.5 | 3273 | 24.9 | 9273 |
| Male | 73.3 | 9856 | 70.6 | 7840 | 75.1 | 27940 |
| Age | ||||||
| < 50 yr | 10.7 | 1440 | 10.7 | 1191 | 6.1 | 2268 |
| 50-64 yr | 47.1 | 6325 | 36.4 | 4045 | 45.6 | 16973 |
| > 65 yr | 42.2 | 5675 | 52.9 | 5877 | 48.3 | 17972 |
| Insurance | ||||||
| Medicare or Commercial | 60.9 | 5969 | 66.3 | 5177 | 80.2 | 21265 |
| Medicaid | 33.5 | 3280 | 29.5 | 2299 | 16.1 | 4257 |
| Uninsured | 5.6 | 549 | 4.3 | 335 | 3.7 | 983 |
| Year of diagnosis | ||||||
| 2004-2006 | 17.6 | 2722 | 17.6 | 2713 | 51.8 | 8009 |
| 2007-2008 | 17.4 | 2115 | 16.3 | 1985 | 52.5 | 6376 |
| 2009-2010 | 18.9 | 2550 | 15.4 | 2084 | 51.3 | 6927 |
| 2011-2012 | 20.1 | 2870 | 13.9 | 2133 | 51.9 | 7690 |
| 2013-2014 | 20.1 | 3183 | 13.9 | 2198 | 51.7 | 8211 |
| HCC SEER summary stage | ||||||
| Localized | 54 | 6091 | 51.8 | 2250 | 52.6 | 8644 |
| Regional | 29.5 | 3324 | 31 | 1345 | 31.2 | 5129 |
| Distant | 16.5 | 1858 | 15 | 747 | 16.2 | 2652 |
| HCC within Milan criteria | ||||||
| No | 62 | 8337 | 59.1 | 2832 | 55.4 | 10530 |
| Yes | 38 | 5103 | 40.9 | 1958 | 44.6 | 8465 |
HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; SEER: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results.