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Table 1 Socio-demographic and healthcare access characteristics of epithelial ovarian cancer patients by race/ethnicity, SEER 2000–2010

From: Availability of healthcare resources and epithelial ovarian cancer stage of diagnosis and mortality among Blacks and Whites

Characteristics

Blacks 3219 (6.90%)

Whites 43,204 (93.07%)

P-value

Demographics and clinical characteristics

Age at Diagnosis (years)

 40–54

876 (27.21)

10,865 (25.15)

<0.0001

 55–64

847 (26.31)

10,923 (25.28)

 65–74

762 (23.67)

9746 (22.56)

 75+

734 (22.80)

11,670 (27.01)

Late Stage

 Yes

2483 (75.74)

30,322 (70.18)

<0.0001

 No

781 (24.26)

12,882 (29.82)

Site-specific Surgery

 Yes

1963 (60.98)

33,253 (76.97)

<0.0001

 No

1227 (38.12)

9676 (22.40)

Unknown

29 (0.90)

275 (0.64)

 

Deatha

  

<0.0001

 Yes

1574 (58.96)

19,355 (50.72)

 

 No

1051 (40.04)

18,803 (49.28)

 

County-Level Healthcare Availability

% Uninsured

Mean (SD)

15.91 (4.07)

15.17 (4.84)

<0.0001

 < 25th percentile

439 (13.64)

10,813 (25.03)

<0.0001

 25-75th percentile

1994 (61.94)

21,688 (50.21)

 > 75th percentile

786 (24.40)

10,697 (24.76)

bHospitals

Mean (SD)

16.56 (13.57)

16.80 (17.69)

0.6545

 < 25th percentile

403 (12.52)

8782 (20.33)

<0.0001

 25-75th percentile

1909 (59.03)

23,590 (54.61)

 > 75th percentile

907 (28.18)

10,826 (25.06)

bOncology

Mean (SD)

7.00 (5.40)

7.32 (10.25)

0.0078

 < 25th percentile

910 (28.27)

12,920 (29.91)

<0.0001

 25-75th percentile

962 (29.89)

18,343 (42.46)

 > 75th percentile

1347 (41.85)

11,935 (27.63)

bMedical Doctors

Mean (SD)

1101.16 (545.33)

934.27 (557.10)

<0.0001

 < 25th percentile

499 (15.50)

10,727 (24.83)

<0.0001

 25-75th percentile

1641 (50.98)

21,873 (50.63)

 > 75th percentile

1079 (33.52)

10,598 (24.53)

bOB/GYN

Mean (SD)

157.29 (84.84)

127.51 (69.43)

<0.0001

 < 25th percentile

422 (13.11)

10,572 (24.47)

<0.0001

 25-75th percentile

1663 (51.66)

22,808 (52.80)

 > 75th percentile

1134 (35.23)

9818 (22.73)

bHospitals with Ultrasound

Mean (SD)

9.56 (11.36)

10.81 (15.54)

<0.0001

 < 25th percentile

625 (19.42)

9502 (22.00)

<0.0001

 25-75th percentile

1890 (58.71)

23,262 (53.85)

 > 75th percentile

704 (21.87)

10,434 (24.15)

County-Level Socioeconomic Status

% Less than 9th Grade Education

Mean (SD)

8.56 (4.26)

8.40 (4.86)

0.0209

 < 25th percentile

355 (11.03)

11,461 (26.53)

<0.0001

 25-75th percentile

2053 (63.78)

21,040 (48.71)

 > 75th percentile

811 (25.19)

10,697 (24.76)

% Families below poverty level

Mean (SD)

10.62 (4.31)

8.77 (4.50)

<0.0001

 < 25th percentile

438 (13.61)

11,232 (26.00)

<0.0001

 25-75th percentile

1398 (43.43)

22,110 (51.18)

 > 75th percentile

1383 (42.96)

9856 (22.82)

  1. aOvarian cancer specific deaths only
  2. bper million population
  3. Late stage defines as distant metastasis at presentation
  4. Bold indicates significance (p value <0.05)