Research Article
Colonic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: A Population-Based Analysis of Incidence and Survival
Table 1
Patient demographics and incidence.
| | | Colonic GIST () | Other GISTS () | |
| | Sex, (%) | Male | 128 (51.41) | 5125 (52.61) | 0.706 | | Female | 121 (48.59) | 4616 (47.39) | |
| | Race/ethnicity | White | 175 (70.28) | 6694 (68.72) | 0.370 | | Black | 49 (19.68) | 1741 (17.87) | | | Other | 25 (10.04) | 1269 (13.03) | | | NA | 0 | 37 (0.38) | |
| | Marital status | Married | 139 (55.82) | 5567 (57.15) | 0.342 | | Other | 92 (36.95) | 3673 (37.71) | | | NA | 18 (7.23) | 501 (5.14) | |
| | Age | Range | 21-93 | 8-101 | 0.029 | | Median | 67.5 | 64 | | | Mean | 65.56 | 63.17 | |
| | Grade | Grade I | 19 (7.63) | 1092 (11.21) | 0.000 | | Grade II | 18 (7.23) | 909 (9.33) | | | Grade III/IV | 50 (20.08) | 951 (9.76) | | | NA | 162 (65.06) | 6789 (69.70) | |
| | Survival months | Range | 0-187 | 0-191 | 0.470 | | Median | 43 | 44 | | | Mean | 54.78 | 55.19 | |
| | Location | Colon | 249 | NA | | | Stomach | NA | 5626 (57.76) | | | Small intestine | NA | 2650 (27.20) | | | Rectum and anus | NA | 276 (2.83) | | | Esophagus | NA | 56 (0.57) | | | Other | NA | 1132 (11.62) | |
| | Incidence | | 0.018 | 0.719 | |
| | Annual percentage change (2000-2015) | -0.7728 () | 3.9106 () | |
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Rates are per 100,000, and age is adjusted to the 2000 US Standard Population (19 age groups, census P25-1130) standard.
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