Clinical Study
Nonreferral of Possible Soft Tissue Sarcomas in Adults: A Dangerous Omission in Policy
Table 1
Data on size, depth, and grade in the different STS groups considered.
| | | Age (SD) | Size (%) | Depth (%) | Grade (%) | | 174 | 43.74 (18.7) | 5 | 5 | 1Sup. | Deep | Low | High |
| | Group A | 99 | 46.17 (18.4) | 14 (14) | 85 (86) | 17 (17) | 82 (83) | 34 (34) | 65 (66) | | Group B | 38 | 35 (18.2) | 16 (42) | 22 (58) | 15 (39) | 23 (61) | 12 (32) | 26 (68) | | A versus B -value2 | | .002 | .001 | .006 | .759 | | Group C | 37 | 46.22 (17.9) | 3NA | NA | 2 (5) | 35 (95) | 18 (49) | 19 (51) | | A + B versus C -value | | .005 | — | .001 | .230 |
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1Sup.: superficial; 2 the statistical analysis does not include group C; 3NA: not available.
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