International Scholarly Research Notices / 2012 / Article / Tab 1 / Review Article
Trends in Kaposi’s Sarcoma in Miami Beach from 1987 to 2007 Table 1 Epidemiological, staging, and treatment descriptive frequencies in a population of Kaposi’s sarcoma patients diagnosed at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, FL, USA.
Category Median Standard deviation Age at diagnosis (years) 41 19.9 Category Number (n ) Percentage (%) Sex Female 14 9.8 Male 129 90.2 Race and ethnicity White, non-Hispanic 86 60.1 White Hispanic 40 28.0 Black 17 11.9 Smoking status Nonsmoker 61 42.7 Ex-smoker 37 25.9 Current smoker 21 14.7 Unknown 24 16.8 Age range at diagnosis 21–40 65 45.5 41–60 42 29.4 61–80 16 11.2 >80 20 14.0 Year of Kaposi’s diagnosis 1987–1996 82 57.3 1997–2007 61 42.7 Site of initial presentation Nonskin 18 12.6 Skin 125 87.4 Stage at diagnosis Local 61 40.6 Regional 24 16.8 Distant 58 40.6 Chemotherapy None 115 80.4 Chemotherapy, single agent 19 13.3 Chemotherapy, multiple agents 9 6.3 Radiation therapy No radiation 93 65.0 Radiation 50 35.0 HIV status HIV-positive 75 52.4 HIV-negative 68 47.6