Table 1 Demographic characteristics of children diagnosed with central nervous system tumors.
Demographic characteristics | All CNS cases | Astrocytoma | Ependymoma | Medulloblastoma |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 1934 | 970 | 157 | 217 |
Infant sex, n (%) | ||||
Male | 1032 (53.4) | 496 (51.1) | 90 (57.3) | 143 (65.9) |
Female | 902 (46.6) | 474 (48.9) | 67 (42.7) | 74 (34.1) |
Maternal race/ethnicity, n (%) | ||||
Non-hispanic white | 874 (45.2) | 480 (49.5) | 61 (38.8) | 98 (45.2) |
Non-hispanic black | 194 (10.0) | 101 (10.4) | 10 (6.4) | 17 (7.8) |
Hispanic | 807 (41.7) | 357 (36.8) | 82 (52.2) | 96 (44.2) |
Other | 59 (3.1) | 32 (3.3) | 4 (2.6) | 6 (2.8) |
Birth year, n (%) | ||||
1995–1999 | 810 (41.88) | 406 (41.86) | 62 (39.49) | 93 (42.86) |
2000–2004 | 688 (35.57) | 358 (36.91) | 56 (35.67) | 83 (38.25) |
2005–2011 | 436 (22.54) | 206 (21.24) | 39 (24.84) | 41 (18.89) |
Diagnosis year, n (%) | ||||
1995–1999 | 117 (6.05) | 55 (5.67) | 19 (12.10) | 14 (6.45) |
2000–2004 | 422 (21.82) | 231 (23.81) | 35 (22.29) | 54 (24.88) |
2005–2011 | 1395 (72.13) | 684 (70.52) | 103 (65.61) | 149 (68.66) |
Diagnosis age, n (%) | ||||
< 1 | 214 (11.07) | 79 (8.14) | 20 (12.74) | 12 (5.53) |
1–5 | 963 (49.79) | 520 (53.61) | 91(57.96) | 118 (54.38) |
6–10 | 536 (27.71) | 288 (29.69) | 31 (19.75) | 67 (30.88) |
> 10 | 221 (11.43) | 83 (8.56) | 15 (9.55) | 20 (9.22) |
