Table 1 Patient characteristics and available tissues

Age (yrs)

63.66 (8.1, N = 67)

70.9 (9.0, N = 31)

Race

Black

3 (4.5%)

1 (2.7%)

Hispanic

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

White

64 (95.5%)

19 (51.4%)

Unknown

0 (0%)

17 (45.9%)

Number cores available

1

10 (14.9%)

0 (0%)

2

56 (83.5%)

28 (75.7%)

3

1 (1.5%)

4 (10.8%)

4

0 (0%)

5 (13.5%)

Total

125

88

Number benign cores available

1

25 (37.3%)

29 (78.4%)

2

41 (61.2%)

2 (5.4%)

3

0 (0%)

1 (2.7%)

Number abnormal cores available

1

17 (25.4%)

7 (18.9%)

2

0 (0%)

3(8.1%)

3

1 (1.5%)

0 (0%)

Number cancer cores available

1

0 (0%)

35 (94.6%)

2

0 (0%)

2 (5.4%)

b. Patient characteristics