Research Article

Outcomes in Ovarian Cancer among Hispanic Women Living in the United States: A Population-Based Analysis

Table 1

Age at diagnosis, histology, and extent of disease among Hispanic, non-Hispanics white, and non-Hispanics black women diagnosed with ovarian cancer, US SEER Data 2000–2004.

CharacteristicsNon-Hispanic whiteNon-Hispanic blackHispanicOverallP value

Age categoriesn (%)
 <23 years
 24–54 years
 55–64 years
 65–74 years
 >74 years
125 (1.2)
2860 (26.8)
2329 (21.9)
2313 (21.7)
3025 (28.4)
29 (3.2)
308 (34)
183 (20.2)
194 (21.4)
191 (21.9)
68 (5.6)
555 (45.7)
208 (17.1)
207 (17.0)
177 (14.6)
222 (1.7)
3723 (29.1)
2720 (21.3)
2714 (21.2)
3393 (26.6)
<0.001

Histology
 Epithelial
 Nonepithelial
 Other
6483 (60.9)
333 (3.1)
3836 (36.0)
440 (48.6)
46 (5.1)
4.9 (46.3)
693 (57)
111 (9.2)
411 (33.8)
7616 (59.6)
490 (3.9)
4666 (36.5)
<0.001

Stage
 I
 II
 III
 IV
 Unknown
2059 (19.3)
735 (6.9)
2873 (27.0)
2575 (24.4)
2390 (22.4)
169 (18.9)
63 (7.0)
208 (23.0)
263 (29.1)
202 (22.3)
308 (25.3)
83 (6.8)
311 (25.6)
253 (20.8)
260 (21.4)
2536 (19.4)
881 (6.9)
3392 (28.6)
3111 (24.4)
2852 (22.3)
<0.001