Table 1

Characteristics of prostate cancer cases in Maryland, 1992–1997


Registry Population N = 23993
Stage Analysis N = 19223
Grade Analysis N = 18947

Age Group
n
%
n
%
n
%
16–49
403
2
352
2
325
2
50–69
11777
49
10228
53
9868
52
70–79
8739
36
6833
36
6853
36
80–106
3002
13
1810
9
1901
10
Missing
72
1
0
0
0
0







Race/Ethnicity






White
16565
69
14255
74
14114
74
Black
5779
24
4968
26
4833
26
Asian
11
1
0
0
0
0
Native American
12
1
0
0
0
0
Other, Not Specified
343
1
0
0
0
0
Missing
1283
5
0
0
0
0







SEER Summary Stage at Diagnosis






0
80
1
0
0
0
0
1
15679
65
15233
79
13798
73
2
2250
9
2190
11
2000
10
3
263
1
255
1
220
1
4
170
1
165
1
152
1
5
150
1
145
1
127
1
7
1274
5
1235
7
945
5
Missing
4127
17
0
0
1705
9







Grade at Diagnosis






1
2505
10
2042
10
2289
12
2
13112
55
11301
59
12335
65
3
4425
18
3786
20
4199
22
4
128
1
113
1
124
1
Missing
3823
16
1981
10
0
0

Klassen et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2005 4:1   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-4-1

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