Research Article
Prostate Cancer Severity Associations with Neighborhood Deprivation
Table 1
Demographics of southeastern Pennsylvania cancer registry prostate cancer patients (1995–2007).
| | Caucasian () | African American () | P value |
| | Patient-level variables | | | | | Age at diagnosis, mean (SD) | 67.6 (8.94) | 66.0 (9.21) | <.001 | | Married | 12826 (77%) | 2931 (57%) | <.001 | | High stage (III/IV) | 2040 (12%) | 785 (15%) | <.001 | | Gleason score (7+) | 3697 (22%) | 1441 (28%) | <.001 | | Aggressive tumor | 1053 (6%) | 423 (8%) | <.001 |
| | Neighborhood-level variables | | | | | ≥ Median % neighborhood poverty | 6381 (38%) | 4582 (89%) | <.001 | | ≥ Median % household income <$30,000 | 6401 (38%) | 4482 (87%) | <.001 | | < Median % high school education | 6478 (39%) | 4412 (86%) | <.001 | | ≥ Median % female head of household with dependent child(ren) | 6307 (38%) | 4607 (90%) | <.001 | | ≥ Median % households with no car | 6341 (38%) | 4595 (89%) | <.001 | | ≥ Median % public assistance | 6319 (38%) | 4583 (89%) | <.001 |
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