Table 1.
Basal characteristics of patients.
| Variables | Number of Patients (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2000–2003 | 2004–2010 | 2011–2014 | ||
| Age (years) | 15–54 | 2087 (7.9) | 474 (7.8) | 970 (8.2) | 643 (7.5) |
| 55–64 | 6323 (23.9) | 1250 (20.7) | 2857 (24.2) | 2216 (25.9) | |
| 65–74 | 7892 (29.9) | 1804 (29.8) | 3391 (28.7) | 2697 (31.5) | |
| 75–84 | 7099 (26.9) | 1862 (30.8) | 3268 (27.7) | 1969 (23.0) | |
| ≥85 | 3033 (11.5) | 657 (10.9) | 1329 (11.2) | 1047 (12.2) | |
| Total | 26,434 (100) | 6047 (100) | 11,815 (100) | 8572 (100) | |
| Race | White | 16,513 (62.7) | 3830 (63.5) | 7361 (62.5) | 5322 (62.3) |
| Black | 5111 (19.4) | 1227 (20.3) | 2279 (19.3) | 1605 (18.8) | |
| Am. Indian/Alaska Native | 170 (0.6) | 31 (0.5) | 76 (0.6) | 63 (0.7) | |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 1484 (5.6) | 329 (5.4) | 680 (5.8) | 475 (5.6) | |
| Hispanic | 3066 (11.6) | 614 (10.2) | 1377 (11.7) | 1075 (12.6) | |
| Total | 26,344 (100) | 6031 (100) | 11,773 (100) | 8540 (100) | |
| Metastatic stage | M1a | 1097 (5.6) | - | 610 (5.3) | 487 (5.9) |
| M1b | 14,301 (72.7) | - | 8011 (70.1) | 6290 (76.4) | |
| M1c | 4265 (21.7) | - | 2811 (24.6) | 1454 (17.7) | |
| Total | 19,663 (100) | - | 11,432 (100) | 8231 (100) | |