Table 1 Patients characteristics and demographics
Variables | Total (n = 1259) | Cause-specific death (%) | Death due to other causes (%) | Median | Min | Max | Q1 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 44.57 ± 13.554 | 55.87 ± 17.781 | 59.6 ± 15.165 | 42 | 17 | 95 | 34 | 53 |
Sex | ||||||||
 Male | 62 | 7 (11.290%) | 13 (20.968%) |  |  |  |  |  |
 Female | 1197 | 31 (2.590%) | 87 (7.268%) |  |  |  |  |  |
Race | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 White | 1001 | 31 (3.097%) | 78 (7.792%) |  |  |  |  |  |
 Black | 119 | 4 (3.361%) | 15 (12.605%) |  |  |  |  |  |
 Other | 139 | 3 (2.158%) | 7 (5.036%) |  |  |  |  |  |
Marital status | ||||||||
 Married | 642 | 12 (1.869%) | 36 (5.607%) |  |  |  |  |  |
 Single | 383 | 11 (2.872%) | 27 (7.050%) |  |  |  |  |  |
 DSW | 234 | 15 (6.410%) | 37 (15.812%) |  |  |  |  |  |
AJCC stage | ||||||||
 I | 1194 | 23 (1.926%) | 87 (7.286%) |  |  |  |  |  |
 II | 30 | 2 (6.667%) | 9 (30.000%) |  |  |  |  |  |
 III | 25 | 8 (32.000%) | 2 (8.000%) |  |  |  |  |  |
 IV | 10 | 5 (50.000%) | 2 (20.000%) |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Stage | ||||||||
 Local | 1203 | 23 (1.912%) | 94 (7.814%) |  |  |  |  |  |
 Regional | 48 | 12 (25.000%) | 4 (8.333%) |  |  |  |  |  |
 Distant | 8 | 3 (37.500%) | 2 (25.000%) |  |  |  |  |  |
Radiation | ||||||||
 Yes | 69 | 16 (23.188%) | 16 (23.188%) |  |  |  |  |  |
 No/unknow | 1190 | 22 (1.849%) | 84 (7.059%) |  |  |  |  |  |
Chemotherapy | ||||||||
 Yes | 44 | 14 (31.818%) | 6 (13.636%) |  |  |  |  |  |
 No/unknow | 1215 | 24 (1.975%) | 94 (7.737%) |  |  |  |  |  |
Surgery | ||||||||
 Yes | 1206 | 26 (2.156%) | 90 (7.463%) |  |  |  |  |  |
 No/unknow | 53 | 12 (22.642%) | 10 (18.868%) |  |  |  |  |  |
Regional lymph nodes removal | ||||||||
 Yes | 136 | 6 (4.412%) | 5 (3.676%) |  |  |  |  |  |
 No | 1123 | 32 (2.850%) | 95 (8.459%) |  |  |  |  |  |
Tumor size | ||||||||
 ≤ 2 cm | 1180 | 21 (1.780%) | 90 (7.627%) |  |  |  |  |  |
 2 < X ≤ 4 | 43 | 7 (16.279%) | 8 (18.605%) |  |  |  |  |  |
  > 4 | 36 | 10 (27.778%) | 2 (5.556%) |  |  |  |  |  |
Regional node Examed | ||||||||
 Yes | 202 | 7 (3.465%) | 9 (4.455%) |  |  |  |  |  |
 No | 1057 | 31 (2.933%) | 91 (8.609%) |  |  |  |  |  |
Income | ||||||||
  < $55,000 | 199 | 3 (1.508%) | 20 (10.050%) |  |  |  |  |  |
 $55,000 ~ $75,000 | 744 | 23 (3.091%) | 60 (8.065%) |  |  |  |  |  |
  > $75,000 | 316 | 12 (3.797%) | 20 (6.329%) |  |  |  |  |  |
MFDTT | 0.54 ± 1.152 | 0.71 ± 1.063 | 0.54 ± 0.968 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 |