Table 1 Patient demographics and... | American Society of Hematology

Table 1

Patient demographics and clinical characteristics

Characteristic	Era 1 (1960-1975) N = 180	Era 2 (1976-1986) N = 426	Era 3 (1987-1996) N = 471	Era 4 (1997-2003) N = 257	P value
Age
Median (y)	52	51	48	50	.17
≥60 y (%)	22	24	24	17	.09
Male, (%)	51	57	55	53	.54
Stage (%)					.84
I	7	9	8	7
II	10	12	9	9
III	28	27	25	25
IV	56	53	58	58
Histology, (%)					.01
FL grade 1	66	66	55	56
FL grade 2	34	24	36	39
Other*	1	9	9	5
Median time from diagnosis to referral (days)	16	27	42	49	.15
Median time from referral to first treatment (days)	30	61	163	143	.001

Characteristic	Era 1 (1960-1975) N = 180	Era 2 (1976-1986) N = 426	Era 3 (1987-1996) N = 471	Era 4 (1997-2003) N = 257	P value
Age
Median (y)	52	51	48	50	.17
≥60 y (%)	22	24	24	17	.09
Male, (%)	51	57	55	53	.54
Stage (%)					.84
I	7	9	8	7
II	10	12	9	9
III	28	27	25	25
IV	56	53	58	58
Histology, (%)					.01
FL grade 1	66	66	55	56
FL grade 2	34	24	36	39
Other*	1	9	9	5
Median time from diagnosis to referral (days)	16	27	42	49	.15
Median time from referral to first treatment (days)	30	61	163	143	.001

Follicular and diffuse architecture, grade 1 to 2 FL, follicular lymphoma.