Table 1.
Clinical and demographic characteristics of patients with BM by race
| White (n = 13 511) | African American (n = 2046) | Hispanic (n = 1183) | Asian (n = 1217) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at BM diagnosis, median (interquartile range [IQR]) | 72 (67–77) | 68 (63–74) | 71 (66–77) | 73 (68–78) | <0.001 |
| Sex, no. (%) | <0.001 | ||||
| Female | 7898 (58) | 1326 (65) | 729 (62) | 636 (52) | |
| Male | 5613 (42) | 720 (35) | 454 (38) | 581 (48) | |
| Marital status, no. (%) | <0.001 | ||||
| Married/partnered | 7099 (53) | 556 (27) | 537 (45) | 768 (63) | |
| Unmarried/single | 5715 (42) | 1377 (67) | 583 (49) | 394 (32) | |
| Unknown | 697 (5) | 113 (6) | 63 (5) | 55 (5) | |
| Graduated from high school, a median % (IQR) | 87 (79–93) | 79 (71–85) | 78 (64–87) | 85 (74–91) | <0.001 |
| Household income (per 10K USD), a median (IQR) | 5.2 (3.8–7.0) | 3.6 (2.6–4.8) | 4.6 (3.6–6.1) | 5.6 (4.5–7.7) | <0.001 |
| Residence, no. (%) | <0.001 | ||||
| Urban | 11,819 (87) | 1875 (92) | 1146 (97) | 1213 (100) | |
| Non-urban/unknown | 1692 (13) | 212 (12)b | |||
| Year of BM diagnosis, median (IQR) | 2012 (2010–2014) | 2012 (2009–2014) | 2012 (2010–2014) | 2012 (2010–2014) | 0.02 |
| Charlson comorbidity index, c no. (%) | <0.001 | ||||
| 0–2 | 10,086 (75) | 1367 (67) | 826 (70) | 897 (74) | |
| >2 | 2235 (17) | 520 (25) | 236 (20) | 167 (14) | |
| Unknown | 1190 (9) | 159 (8) | 121 (10) | 153 (13) | |
| Primary tumor site, no. (%) | <0.001 | ||||
| Lung | 7026 (52) | 1099 (54) | 534 (45) | 789 (65) | |
| Breast | 1341 (10) | 369 (18) | 211 (18) | 98 (8) | |
| Melanoma | 588 (4) | 54 (4)b | |||
| Otherd | 1096 (8) | 143 (7) | 167 (14) | 97 (8) | |
| Multiple primaries | 3460 (26) | 428 (21) | 237 (20) | 220 (18) |
aZIP code-level.
bNon-White races were grouped together so as to comply with NCI data policy of not displaying any cells with values ≤10.
cExcluded diagnosis of metastatic cancer so as not to inflate all scores by 6 points.
dIncludes esophageal, testicular, ovarian, kidney, and colon as primary site.