Table 1.
Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics (N = 76)
| Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 51 | 67 |
| Female | 25 | 33 |
| Age: Mean ± Standard deviation | 40.2 ± 13.5 | |
| Median (range) | 37.5 (18-71) | |
| Marital Status | ||
| Married | 48 | 63 |
| Not Married | 28 | 37 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Caucasian | 35 | 46 |
| Hispanic | 23 | 30 |
| Asian | 7 | 9 |
| Black | 5 | 7 |
| Other | 6 | 8 |
| Education | ||
| High School or less | 28 | 37 |
| Some College/Trade | 17 | 22 |
| College/ Post Graduate | 31 | 42 |
| Performance Status (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) | ||
| Grade 0 | 52 | 68 |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 29 |
| Grade 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Conditioning Intensity | ||
| Reduced Intensity | 41 | 54 |
| Myeloablative | 35 | 46 |
| Disease Category | ||
| Acute leukemia | 13 | 17 |
| Chronic leukemia | 29 | 38 |
| Lymphoma/Multiple Myeloma | 22 | 29 |
| Myelodysplastic Syndrome | 9 | 12 |
| Non-hematological malignancy | 3 | 4 |
| Disease Status | ||
| Remission/Stable | 50 | 66 |
| Progressive | 26 | 34 |