TABLE 1.
Patient characteristics
| ALL subgroups |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | All N = 12 788 | ALL N = 12 591 | Ph-positive ALL N = 197 | p |
| Age, No. (%) | ||||
| 0–14 years | 7247 (57) | 7231 (57) | 16(8) | <.001 |
| 15–19 years | 857 (7) | 849 (7) | 8 (4) | |
| 20–29 years | 912 (7) | 898 (7) | 14 (7) | |
| 30–39 years | 736 (6) | 701 (6) | 35 (18) | |
| 40–59 years | 1423 (11) | 1364 (11) | 59 (30) | |
| 60–69 years | 723 (6) | 679 (5) | 44 (22) | |
| 70–85+ years | 890 (7) | 869 (7) | 21 (11) | |
| Sex, No. (%) | ||||
| Female | 5591 (44) | 5502 (44) | 89 (45) | .678 |
| Ethnicity, No. (%) | ||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 8369 (65) | 8249 (66) | 120 (61) | .105 |
| Hispanic white | 1976 (16) | 1950 (16) | 26 (13) | |
| Black | 935 (7) | 916 (7) | 19 (10) | |
| Other | 1508 (12) | 1476 (12) | 32 (16) | |
| Diagnostic year, No. (%) | ||||
| 1980–1989 | 2861 (23) | 2861 (23) | 0 | <.001 |
| 1990–1999 | 3280 (26) | 3280 (26) | 0 | |
| 2000–2009 | 3586 (28) | 3586 (29) | 0 | |
| 2010–2017 | 3061 (24) | 2864 (23) | 197 (100)a | |
Abbreviations: ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Ph, Philadelphia chromosome.
a
The histologic code of Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia were available since 2010.