Table 1.
Demographic and clinical features of all EC patients and those who died according to the time of death after diagnosis
| Timing of death after diagnosis | All Death | <1 Year | 1-5 Years | 5-10 Years | >10 Years | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Total No. of Patients | No. of Patients (%) | Mean Age at Death, y | No. of Patients (%) | Mean Age at Death, y | No. of Patients (%) | Mean Age at Death, y | No. of Patients (%) | Mean Age at Death, y | No. of Patients (%) | Mean Age at Death, y |
| Overall | 63560 | 52503(100) | 69.70 | 32923(62.7) | 69.65 | 16731(31.9) | 68.78 | 2134(4.1) | 74.68 | 715(1.4) | 78.85 |
| Age at diagnosis, y | |||||||||||
| 0-49 | 4445 | 2814(100) | 44.84 | 1902(67.6) | 44.99 | 873(31.0) | 44.48 | 34(1.2) | 44.99 | 5(0.2) | 48.62 |
| 50-64 | 23319 | 15984(100) | 58.74 | 10149(63.5) | 58.63 | 5434(34.0) | 58.85 | 348(2.2) | 59.73 | 53(0.3) | 61.32 |
| >64 | 41065 | 33705(100) | 76.98 | 20872(61.9) | 77.25 | 10424(30.9) | 76.00 | 1752(5.2) | 78.23 | 657(1.9) | 80.49 |
| Sex | |||||||||||
| Male | 49083 | 40488(100) | 68.65 | 25145(62.1) | 68.42 | 13181(32.6) | 68.09 | 1643(4.1) | 73.79 | 519(1.3) | 78.16 |
| Female | 14477 | 12015(100) | 73.24 | 7778(64.7) | 73.63 | 3550(29.5) | 71.37 | 491(4.1) | 77.67 | 196(1.6) | 80.65 |
| Race | |||||||||||
| White | 53256 | 43761(100) | 70.26 | 27054(61.8) | 70.32 | 14236(32.5) | 69.16 | 1842(4.2) | 74.88 | 629(1.4) | 79.19 |
| Black | 7028 | 6218(100) | 65.66 | 4237(68.1) | 65.25 | 1715(27.6) | 65.62 | 209(3.4) | 72.02 | 57(0.9) | 74.92 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 302 | 253(100) | 65.78 | 172(68.0) | 66.50 | 70(27.7) | 63.24 | 9(3.6) | 69.85 | 2(0.8) | 73.83 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 2974 | 2271(100) | 70.46 | 1460(64.3) | 70.42 | 710(31.3) | 69.43 | 74(3.3) | 77.95 | 27(1.2) | 79.54 |
| Disease stage | |||||||||||
| Localized | 10004 | 6425(100) | 74.35 | 3117(48.5) | 74.60 | 2543(39.6) | 73.20 | 631(9.8) | 76.42 | 134(2.1) | 80.72 |
| Regional | 16036 | 11889(100) | 69.33 | 5898(49.6) | 69.78 | 5308(44.6) | 68.30 | 588(4.9) | 72.96 | 95(0.8) | 76.21 |
| Distant | 18998 | 17119(100) | 66.53 | 12876(75.2) | 66.83 | 4096(23.9) | 65.40 | 126(0.7) | 71.24 | 21(0.1) | 76.54 |
| Tumor grade | |||||||||||
| Well differentiated: Grade I | 2750 | 2041(100) | 70.84 | 1035(50.7) | 70.61 | 765(37.5) | 69.59 | 177(8.7) | 74.08 | 64(3.1) | 80.62 |
| Moderately differentiated: Grade II | 19129 | 15987(100) | 69.42 | 9053(56.6) | 69.29 | 5889(36.8) | 68.53 | 783(4.9) | 74.74 | 262(1.6) | 78.00 |
| Poorly differentiated: Grade III | 24254 | 21616(100) | 69.10 | 14127(65.4) | 69.26 | 6620(30.6) | 67.99 | 655(3.0) | 73.76 | 214(1.0) | 78.34 |
| Undifferentiated, anaplastic: Grade IV | 957 | 850(100) | 69.89 | 560(65.9) | 69.50 | 242(28.5) | 69.18 | 33(3.9) | 77.31 | 15(1.8) | 79.73 |
| Cancer-directed surgery | |||||||||||
| Yes | 15894 | 9995(100) | 67.79 | 3145(31.5) | 66.98 | 5273(52.8) | 66.36 | 1137(11.4) | 72.73 | 440(4.4) | 77.95 |
| Not recommended | 38196 | 34023(100) | 69.80 | 24082(70.8) | 69.60 | 9018(26.5) | 69.54 | 727(2.1) | 76.93 | 196(0.6) | 80.07 |
| TNM stage | |||||||||||
| T | |||||||||||
| Tis | 20 | 19(100) | 67.88 | 14(73.7) | 68.18 | 4(21.1) | 66.02 | 1(5.3) | 71.17 | 0(0.0) | / |
| T1 | 10832 | 8607(100) | 71.43 | 4913(57.1) | 71.00 | 2990(34.7) | 70.81 | 585(6.8) | 76.35 | 119(1.4) | 80.60 |
| T2 | 3392 | 2668(100) | 70.30 | 1095(41.0) | 69.80 | 1327(49.7) | 69.69 | 207(7.8) | 75.19 | 39(1.5) | 78.99 |
| T3 | 10621 | 8996(100) | 68.31 | 4281(47.6) | 68.47 | 4229(47.0) | 67.61 | 422(4.7) | 72.72 | 64(0.7) | 75.12 |
| T4 | 5060 | 4764(100) | 66.31 | 3444(72.3) | 66.43 | 1213(25.5) | 65.63 | 90(1.9) | 69.78 | 17(0.4) | 76.97 |
| Tx | 9969 | 9388(100) | 70.62 | 7069(75.3) | 70.81 | 2119(22.6) | 69.46 | 166(1.8) | 75.09 | 34(0.4) | 79.56 |
| Unknown | 23666 | 18061(100) | 69.9 | 12107(67.0) | 69.75 | 4849(26.8) | 68.80 | 663(3.7) | 74.88 | 442(2.4) | 78.92 |
| N | |||||||||||
| N0 | 16393 | 13238(100) | 71.62 | 7361(55.6) | 71.36 | 4840(36.6) | 71.03 | 858(6.5) | 75.55 | 179(1.4) | 79.38 |
| N1 | 17458 | 15548(100) | 67.14 | 9167(59.0) | 67.09 | 5827(37.5) | 66.65 | 488(3.1) | 72.50 | 66(0.4) | 77.22 |
| Nx | 6043 | 5656(100) | 71.63 | 4288(75.8) | 71.92 | 1215(21.5) | 69.97 | 125(2.2) | 76.24 | 28(0.5) | 78.13 |
| Unknown | 23666 | 18061(100) | 69.9 | 12107(67.0) | 69.75 | 4849(26.8) | 68.80 | 663(3.7) | 74.88 | 442(2.4) | 78.92 |
| M | |||||||||||
| M0 | 23117 | 18481(100) | 71.20 | 8958(48.5) | 71.56 | 8005(43.3) | 69.99 | 1278(6.9) | 74.72 | 240(1.3) | 78.97 |
| M1 | 13398 | 12848(100) | 66.19 | 9592(74.7) | 66.50 | 3148(24.5) | 65.05 | 91(0.7) | 70.96 | 17(0.1) | 77.38 |
| Mx | 3379 | 3113(100) | 74.18 | 2266(72.8) | 74.94 | 729(23.4) | 71.48 | 102(3.3) | 76.27 | 16(0.5) | 76.61 |
| Unknown | 23666 | 18061(100) | 69.90 | 12107(67.0) | 69.75 | 4849(26.8) | 68.80 | 663(3.7) | 74.88 | 442(2.4) | 78.92 |
| Histologic type | |||||||||||
| EAS | 35052 | 27903(100) | 69.29 | 16541(59.3) | 69.33 | 9826(35.2) | 68.26 | 1174(4.2) | 74.22 | 362(1.3) | 78.85 |
| ESCC | 20836 | 17814(100) | 69.93 | 11603(65.1) | 69.50 | 5187(29.1) | 69.60 | 750(4.2) | 75.53 | 274(1.5) | 79.14 |
| Others | 7672 | 6786(100) | 70.84 | 4779(70.4) | 71.11 | 1718(25.3) | 69.34 | 210(3.1) | 74.27 | 79(1.2) | 77.82 |
| Radiation | |||||||||||
| Yes | 33110 | 26791(100) | 68.68 | 14168(52.9) | 68.13 | 10984(41.0) | 68.48 | 1252(4.7) | 73.96 | 387(1.4) | 77.67 |
| Chemotherapy | |||||||||||
| Yes | 36637 | 29499(100) | 67.09 | 15133(51.3) | 66.17 | 12636(42.8) | 67.18 | 1331(4.5) | 73.55 | 399(1.4) | 77.89 |