Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample by trial arm: those randomized and those analyzed.
| Variable | Category | Randomized (N=437) |
Analyzed (N=386) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Arm (N=218) |
AVR Arm (N=219) |
Nurse Arm (N=200) |
AVR Arm (N=186) |
||
| N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | ||
| Patient Age | 25 ∼ 44 | 33 (15.14) | 31 (14.16) | 30 (15.00) | 27(14.52) |
| 45 ∼ 54 | 57 (26.15) | 63 (28.77) | 55(27.50) | 54(29.03) | |
| 55 ∼ 64 | 72 (33.03) | 74 (33.79) | 64(32.00) | 62(33.33) | |
| 65 ∼ 74 | 38 (17.43) | 27 (12.33) | 34(17.00) | 23(12.37) | |
| 75 + | 18 (8.26) | 24 (10.96) | 17(8.50) | 20(10.75) | |
| Education | High school or below | 71 (32.57) | 67 (30.59) | 64(32.00) | 57(30.65) |
| Some college or technical training | 72 (33.03) | 66 (30.14) | 66(33.00) | 53(28.49) | |
| College | 41 (18.81) | 42 (19.18) | 40(20.00) | 40(21.51) | |
| Graduate professional degree | 34 (15.60) | 44 (20.09) | 30(15.00) | 36(19.35) | |
| Cancer Site | Colon | 30 (13.76) | 32 (14.61) | 28(14.00) | 25(13.44) |
| Breast | 90 (41.28) | 87 (39.73) | 83(41.50) | 77(41.40) | |
| Lung | 37 (16.97) | 34 (15.53) | 32(16.00) | 26(13.98) | |
| Other | 61 (27.98) | 66 (30.14) | 57(28.50) | 58(31.180 | |
| Cancer Stage | Early | 63 (29.30) | 80 (36.70) | 59(29.95) | 69(37.30) |
| Late | 152 (70.70) | 138 (63.30) | 138(70.05) | 116(62.70) | |
| Cancer Metastasis | Yes | 128 (58.72) | 112 (51.14) | 117 (58.50) | 92 (49.46) |
| No | 90 (41.28) | 107 (48.86) | 83 (41.50) | 94 (50.54) | |
| Comorbid Conditions | 0∼2 | 139 (63.76) | 139 (64.47) | 128(64.00) | 115(61.83) |
| 3+ | 79 (36.24) | 80 (36.53) | 72(36.00) | 71(38.17) | |
| Sex | Male | 57 (26.15) | 53 (24.20) | 52 (26.00) | 40 (21.51) |
| Female | 161 (73.85) | 166 (75.80) | 148 (74.00) | 146 (78.49) | |