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. 2023 May 17;14(2):365–373. doi: 10.1055/a-2041-4500

Table 1. Distribution of sociodemographic characteristics by cohort.

Parameter All ( n  = 97) Radiation oncology cohort ( n  = 31) Department of medicine cohort ( n  = 66)
Age, mean (SD) 55 (14) 65.9 (10) 49 (13)
Gender, n (%)
 Male 75 (77) 21 (68) 54 (82)
 Female 22 (23) 10 (32) 12 (18)
Race/ethnicity, n (%) a
 Black 59 (64) 17 (63) 42 (64)
 White 2 (2) 2 (7) 1 (1)
 Hispanic 21 (23) 0 (0) 21 (32)
 Other b 10 (11) 8 (30) 2 (3)
Insurance type, n (%)
 Medicare 19 (20) 13 (42) 6 (9)
 Medicaid 38 (39) 4 (13) 34 (52)
 Private 40 (41) 14 (45) 26 (39)

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.

a

Information on race/ethnicity was unavailable for two male and two female participants.

b

Participants' race/ethnicity were characterized as other if they were in the radiation/oncology cohort and were not considered non-Hispanic White, or Black, or if they were in the internal medicine cohort and were not considered non-Hispanic White, Black, or Hispanic.