©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Clin Oncol. Aug 10, 2016; 7(4): 324-330
Published online Aug 10, 2016. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v7.i4.324
Published online Aug 10, 2016. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v7.i4.324
Table 1 Characterstics of patients with essential thrombocythemia
| Characteristics | n (%) |
| Age | |
| < 50 yr | 1600 (19.7) |
| 50-70 yr | 2958 (36.5) |
| > 70 yr | 3558 (43.8) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 3195 (39.4) |
| Female | 4921 (60.6) |
| Race | |
| White | 6332 (78) |
| African American | 971 (12) |
| Other1 | 576 (7.1) |
| Unknown | 237 (2.9) |
| Marital status | |
| Single/unmarried | 1152 (14.2) |
| Married | 3815 (47) |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 2125 (26.2) |
| Unknown | 1024 (12.6) |
| Year at diagnosis | |
| 2001-2005 | 3035 (37.3) |
| 2006-2010 | 4251 (52.4) |
| 2011-present | 840 (10.3) |
- Citation: Shrestha R, Giri S, Pathak R, Bhatt VR. Risk of second primary malignancies in a population-based study of adult patients with essential thrombocythemia. World J Clin Oncol 2016; 7(4): 324-330
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-4333/full/v7/i4/324.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v7.i4.324