Marital Status and Survival in Patients Diagnosed with Melanoma

Table 2

Characteristics of Florida melanoma patients between 2001 and 2009 by vital status at last contact.

		Vital status		value
		Dead; N = 9,384 (25.7%)	Alive; N = 27,194 (74.3%)
Age at diagnosis	Mean (SD)	71.57 (14.2)	59.4 (15.6)	<0.001
Marital status	Single (never married)	23.3	76.7	<0.001
	Married	23.3	76.7
	Divorced	26.2	73.8
	Widowed	45.2	54.8
Sex	Male	30.3	69.7	<0.001
	Female	19.1	80.9
Insurance status	No insurance	24.8	75.2	0.786
	Insurance	25.2	74.8
Race	White	26.0	74.0	<0.001
	Black	36.7	63.3
	Other	16.9	83.1
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic	25.8	74.2	0.006
	Hispanic	29.4	70.6
Geographic area	Northwest	25.8	74.2	<0.001
	Northeast	26.2	73.8
	North central	21.7	78.3
	Central west	26.1	73.9
	Central	22.4	77.6
	Central east	29.1	70.9
	Southeast	26.3	73.7
	Southwest	26.3	73.7
Tobacco use	Never	22.6	77.4	<0.001
	Current	29.9	70.1
	Former	35.2	64.8
Histology	Acral lentiginous	33.7	66.3	<0.001
	Lentigo maligna	24.4	75.6
	Superficial spreading	15.7	84.3
	Nodular melanoma	43.6	56.4
	Other	26.0	74.0
Staging	Early	18.9	81.1	<0.001
	Late	61.1	38.9
Primary site	Face	28.2	71.8	<0.001
	External ear	29.9	70.1
	Scalp and neck	32.1	67.9
	Trunk	21.3	78.7
	Upper limb and shoulder	21.9	78.1
	Lower limb and hip	19.2	80.8

SD = standard deviation. Results are presented as % using survey design unless otherwise specified. The races grouped under “others” consist of Micronesian, Chamorro/Chamoru, American Indian, Aleutia, Alaskan Native or Eskimo (includes all indigenous populations of the Western hemisphere), Chinese, Polynesian, Japanese, Tahitian, Filipino, Samoan, Hawaiian, Tongan, Korean, Melanesian, Vietnamese, New Guinean, Laotian, Other Asian, including Asian, not otherwise specified, Hmong, Pacific Islander, Kampuchean, Thai, Asian Indian or Pakistani, Asian Indian, Pakistani, Guamanian, Fiji Islanders, and Oriental, not otherwise specified, as well as unknown races. Histological categories grouped under “others” consist of Malignant Melanoma NOS, Balloon Cell Melanoma, Regressing Melanoma, Meningeal Melanomatosis, Amelanotic Melanoma, Melan Junction Nevus, Melan in Precanc Melanoma, Desmoplastic Melanoma, Mucosal Lentiginous Melan, Melan Giant Pig Nevus, Epithelioid/Spindle Cell Melan, Epithel Cell Melanoma, Spindle Cell Melanoma NOS, Spindle Cell Melanoma type A, Spindle Cell Melanoma type B, and Blue Nevus Malignant.