Table 1

Patient characteristics by primary method of recurrence detection

All patientsTumor markerScanSurgerySymptomsP value
n=147n=46n=81n=3n=17
Age0.911
 <60 years54 (37%)18 (39%)28 (35%)1 (33%)7 (41%)
 ≥60 years93 (63%)28 (61%)53 (65%)2 (67%)10 (59%)
Race0.989
 White107 (73%)33 (72%)57 (70%)3 (100%)14 (82%)
 Asian13 (9%)3 (6.5%)8 (9.9%)0 (0%)2 (12%)
 Black11 (7%)4 (8.7%)7 (8.6%)0 (0%)0 (0.00%)
 Not reported13 (9%)5 (11%)7 (8.6%)0 (0%)1 (6%)
 Other3 (2%)1 (2.2%)2 (2.5%)0 (0%)0 (0.00%)
BMI0.795
 <30 kg/m2 113 (77%)34 (74%)63 (78%)2 (67%)14 (82%)
 ≥30 kg/m2 34 (23%)12 (26%)18 (22%)1 (33%)3 (18%)
At least two comorbidities0.264
 No101 (69%)30 (65%)54 (67%)2 (67%)15 (88%)
 Yes46 (31%)16 (35%)27 (33%)1 (33%)2 (12%)
BRCA status0.149
 Negative105 (71%)35 (76%)58 (72%)2 (67%)10 (59%)
 Positive17 (12%)8 (17%)8 (9.9%)0 (0%)1 (6%)
 Unknown22 (15%)3 (6.5%)12 (15%)1 (33%)6 (35%)
 VUS3 (2%)0 (0%)3 (3.7%)0 (0%)0 (0.00%)
Insurance type0.871
 Commercial129 (88%)39 (85%)72 (89%)3 (100%)15 (88%)
 Public17 (12%)7 (15%)8 (9.9%)0 (0%)2 (12%)
 Uninsured1 (0.7%)0 (0%)1 (1.2%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
  • BMI, body mass index; VUS, variants of uncertain significance.