Table 1 Clinical stage at diagnosis prevalence according to patient characteristics of uveal melanoma in Brazil
Variables | Initial disease (stages I or II) | Metastases (regional or distant) | Missing/do not apply | Total | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nc (%a) | Nc (%a) | Nc (%a) | Nc (%b) | ||
Sex | 0.607 | ||||
Male | 199 (19.4) | 152 (14.8) | 676 (65.8) | 1027 (47.4) | |
Female | 230 (20.2) | 182 (16.0) | 727 (63.8) | 1139 (52.6) | |
Age (years) | 0.214 | ||||
≤ 40 | 66 (20.2) | 52 (15.9) | 209 (63.9) | 327 (15.1) | |
41–69 | 287 (20.3) | 228 (16.2) | 896 (63.5) | 1411 (65.1) | |
≥ 70 | 76 (17.8) | 54 (12.6) | 298 (69.6) | 428 (19.8) | |
Schooling (years) | 0.006 | ||||
< 8 years | 179 (17.6) | 174 (17.1) | 662 (65.2) | 1015 (46.9) | |
≥ 8 years | 113 (24.8) | 73 (16.0) | 270 (59.2) | 456 (21.1) | |
Missing | 137 | 87 | 471 | 695 (32.1) | |
Brazilian Region of the Hospital | < 0.001 | ||||
North | 2 (6.9) | 3 (10.3) | 24 (82.8) | 29 (1.3) | |
Northeast | 21 (9.9) | 27 (12.7) | 164 (77.4) | 212 (9.8) | |
Center-West | 1 (4.8) | 1 (4.8) | 19 (90.5) | 21 (1.0) | |
Southeast | 393 (26.4) | 272 (18.3) | 821 (55.2) | 1486 (68.6) | |
South | 12 (2.9) | 31 (7.4) | 375 (89.7) | 418 (19.3) | |
Topography | < 0.001 | ||||
Choroid | 370 (25.7) | 273 (19.0) | 797 (55.3) | 1440 (66.5) | |
Ciliary body and iris | 52 (15.2) | 42 (12.3) | 248 (72.5) | 342 (15.8) | |
Uvea, NOS | 7 (1.8) | 19 (4.9) | 358 (93.2) | 384 (17.7) | |
Total | 429 (19.8) | 334 (15.4) | 1403 (64.8) | 2166 (100.0) |