TABLE 1.
Characteristics of the Study Population of Advanced Patients with Cancer
| Attribute | |
|---|---|
| No. of cases | 251 |
| Women, no. (%) | 114 (45) |
| Race/ethnicity, no. (%) | |
| White, non-Hispanic | 178 (71) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 37 (15) |
| Hispanic | 25 (10) |
| Asian | 9 (4) |
| Other | 2 (1) |
| Age at evaluation in yrs | |
| Mean (SD) | 58 (12) |
| Median (range) | 60 (22%-88) |
| Education in yrs | |
| Mean (SD) | 13 (4) |
| Median (range) | 13 (0%-24) |
| Treatment center, no. (%) | |
| Yale Cancer Center | 134 (54) |
| VA CT Healthcare System | 24 (10) |
| MSKCC | 46 (18) |
| Parkland Hospital | 45 (18) |
| Cancer site, no. (%) | |
| Gastrointestinal | 114 (46) |
| Thoracic | 51 (20) |
| Breast | 17 (7) |
| Leukemia/lymphoma | 15 (6) |
| Genitourinary | 13 (5) |
| Musculoskeletal | 11 (4) |
| Other | 24 (10) |
| Unknown | 6 (2) |
| Zubrod Score, no. (%)a | |
| < 2 | 175 (70) |
| ≥ 2 | 73 (29) |
| Missing | 19 (8) |
| Insurance status, no. (%) | |
| Insured | 200 (80) |
| Uninsured | 44 (18) |
| Missing | 7 (3) |
SD: standard deviation; VA CT: Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System Comprehensive Cancer Clinics; MSKCC: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Parkland Hospital: Parkland Hospital Palliative Care Service.
a
Zubrod performance scores of ≥2 are considered indicative of poor current health status.