Socioeconomic Impacts on Survival Differ by Race/Ethnicity among Adolescents and Young Adults with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of adolescents and young adults diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's .
Characteristic
Non-Hispanic White ,930 n (%)
Non-Hispanic Black n = 281 n (%)
Hispanic/ Latino ,131 n (%)
Asian/Pacific Islander n = 380 n (%)
Other n = 40 n (%)
Total N = 3,762
P
Age at Diagnosis
15–29
613 (31.8)
108 (38.4)
461 (40.8)
168 (44.2)
10 (25)
1360 (36.2)
.0001
30–39
1317 (68.2)
173 (61.6)
670 (59.2)
212 (55.8)
30 (75)
2402 (63.9)
Mean Age (SD)
31.5 (6.5)
30.5 (6.7)
30.2 (6.7)
29.4 (7.0)
32.4 (6.4)
30.8 (6.6)
Year of Diagnosis
1996–2000
1022 (53)
138 (49.1)
530 (46.9)
173 (45.5)
16 (40)
1879 (50.0)
.0031
2001–2005
908 (47)
143 (50.9)
601 (53.1)
207 (54.5)
24 (60)
1883 (50.0)
Gender
Male
1265 (65.5)
181 (64.4)
741 (65.5)
222 (58.4)
23 (57.5)
2432 (64.7)
.078
Female
665 (34.5)
100 (35.6)
390 (34.5)
158 (41.6)
17 (42.5)
1330 (35.4)
Tumor stage
Local
553 (28.7)
69 (24.6)
346 (30.6)
141 (37.1)
18 (45)
1127 (30.0)
.0001
Regional
372 (19.3)
47 (16.7)
202 (17.9)
89 (23.4)
4 (10)
714 (19.0)
Distant
905 (46.9)
146 (52)
526 (46.5)
132 (34.7)
10 (25)
1719 (45.7)
Unknown
100 (5.2)
19 (6.8)
57 (5)
18 (4.7)
8 (20)
202 (5.4)
Nodality
Nodal
1384 (71.7)
187 (66.5)
729 (64.5)
227 (59.7)
19 (47.5)
2546 (67.7)
.0001
Extranodal
546 (28.3)
94 (33.5)
402 (35.5)
153 (40.3)
21 (52.5)
1216 (32.3)
First-course Chemotherapy
Yes
1560 (80.8)
229 (81.5)
946 (83.6)
302 (79.5)
21 (52.5)
3058 (81.3)
.0001
No
343 (17.8)
51 (18.1)
175 (15.5)
74 (19.5)
19 (47.5)
662 (17.6)
Unknown
27 (1.4)
1 (0.4)
10 (0.9)
4 (1.1)
—
42 (1.1)
First-course Radiation
Yes
669 (34.7)
89 (31.7)
317 (28)
159 (41.8)
11 (27.5)
1245 (33.1)
.0001
No
1261 (65.3)
192 (68.3)
814 (72)
221 (58.2)
29 (72.5)
2517 (66.9)
nSES
Highest
548 (28.4)
20 (7.1)
95 (8.4)
132 (34.7)
16 (40)
811 (21.6)
.0001
High
489 (25.3)
47 (16.7)
144 (12.7)
92 (24.2)
8 (20)
780 (20.7)
Middle
425 (22)
64 (22.8)
201 (17.8)
71 (18.7)
10 (25)
771 (20.5)
Low
302 (15.6)
76 (27)
288 (25.5)
43 (11.3)
1 (2.5)
710 (18.9)
Lowest
166 (8.6)
74 (26.3)
403 (35.6)
42 (11.1)
5 (12.5)
690 (18.3)
Insurance
Managed Care or Private Insurance (including Military/Veterans Affairs)
1376 (71.3)
156 (55.5)
539 (47.7)
283 (74.5)
27 (67.5)
2381 (56.2)
.0001
Medicaid/Medicare/ Government Assistance
333 (17.3)
84 (29.9)
356 (31.5)
54 (14.2)
4 (10)
831 (19.6)
Not Insured
65 (3.4)
12 (4.3)
98 (8.7)
15 (3.9)
1 (2.5)
191 (4.5)
Unknown
333 (17.3)
84 (29.9)
356 (31.5)
54 (14.2)
4 (10)
831 (19.6)
: California Cancer Registry. Individuals diagnosed between January 1, 1996 and December 31, 2005. Abbreviations: SD: standard deviation; nSES: neighborhood socioeconomic status.
