Table 1 Baseline characteristics of incidence uveal melanoma patients; treated in Germany, Essen 2002-2004
All | Women | Men | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | |
459 | 100 | 216 | 47 | 243 | 53 | |
Age groups (years) | ||||||
20-49 | 90 | 19..6 | 46 | 21.2 | 44 | 18.1 |
50-59 | 111 | 24.2 | 56 | 26.0 | 55 | 25.5 |
60-69 | 192 | 41.8 | 83 | 38.4 | 109 | 44.8 |
70-75 | 66 | 14.4 | 31 | 14.4 | 35 | 14.4 |
Tumour stage | ||||||
T1 | 84 | 18.3 | 39 | 18.0 | 45 | 18.5 |
T2 | 155 | 33.7 | 82 | 37.9 | 73 | 30.0 |
T3 | 198 | 43.1 | 87 | 40.3 | 111 | 45.8 |
T4 | 7 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.9 | 5 | 2.0 |
Missing | 15 | 3.4 | 6 | 2.9 | 9 | 3.7 |
Largest basal tumour diameter (mm) | ||||||
≤ 10 | 168 | 37.6 | 78 | 36.1 | 90 | 37.0 |
> 10 - ≤15 | 197 | 42.9 | 104 | 48.1 | 93 | 38.3 |
> 15 | 79 | 17.2 | 28 | 13.0 | 51 | 21.0 |
Missing | 15 | 3.3 | 6 | 2.8 | 9 | 3.7 |
Extra ocular growth | ||||||
No | 451 | 98.3 | 2 | 0.9 | 5 | 2.1 |
Yes | 7 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.9 | 5 | 2.1 |
Ciliary body involvement | ||||||
No | 368 | 80.2 | 172 | 80.0 | 196 | 81.7 |
Yes | 87 | 19.0 | 43 | 20.0 | 44 | 18.3 |
Missing | 4 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | |
Iris colour | ||||||
Light1) | 397 | 86.5 | 190 | 88.0 | 207 | 85.2 |
Dark2) | 62 | 13.5 | 26 | 12.0 | 36 | 14.8 |
Number of children | ||||||
0 | 28 | 12.9 | ||||
1 | 62 | 28.7 | ||||
2 | 87 | 40.3 | ||||
≥3 | 39 | 18.1 |