Table 1.
Sociodemographic and cancer characteristics of colorectal cancer survivors, age 65 years and older (N = 1785)
| Variable | All patients n = 1785 |
|---|---|
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 78 (7) |
| Race, no. (%) | |
| White | 1337 (74.9) |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 158 (8.9) |
| Black or African American | 122 (6.8) |
| Hispanic | 124 (7.0) |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 11 (0.6) |
| Another race or multirace | 33 (1.9) |
| Type of cancer, no. (%) | |
| Colon | 1309 (73.3) |
| Rectum | 476 (26.7) |
| SEER cancer stage, no. (%), missing =177 | |
| Localized | 820 (51.0) |
| Regional | 703 (43.7) |
| Distant | 74 (4.6) |
| Unstaged | 11 (0.7) |
| AJCC 7th Edition overall stage, no. (%), missing =375 | |
| 0 | 37 (2.6) |
| I | 357 (25.3) |
| IIa | 259 (18.4) |
| IIb | 49 (3.5) |
| IIc | 295 (20.9) |
| IIIa | 39 (2.8) |
| IIIb | 133 (9.4) |
| IIIc | 184 (13.1) |
| IV | 57 (4.0) |
| Tumor Size, mm, mean (SD), mean (SD), missing = 435 | 43.2 (20.8) |
| Number of months from diagnosis to survey, months, mean (SD) | 62.3 (50.0) |
| Alive 12 months after survey, no. (%) | 1697 (95.1) |
| Positive depression screen, no. (%) | 278 (15.6) |