Table 1.
Patient Characteristics by Race
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Race |
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| Factor | Overall n = 345 (%) | White n = 255 (%) | Black n = 90 (%) | p-value |
| Sex | 0.32 | |||
| Female | 147 (42.6) | 113 (44.3) | 34 (37.8) | |
| Male | 198 (57.4) | 142 (55.7) | 56 (62.2) | |
| Clinical category | 0.14 | |||
| Allo-HSCT | 50 (14.5) | 35 (13.7) | 15 (16.7) | |
| LE | 41 (11.9) | 36 (14.1) | 5 (5.6) | |
| NO | 134 (38.8) | 100 (39.2) | 34 (37.8) | |
| ST | 120 (34.8) | 84 (32.9) | 36 (40.0) | |
| Religious affiliation | 0.003 | |||
| Protestant | 247 (71.6) | 171 (67.1) | 76 (84.4) | |
| Catholic | 58 (16.8) | 50 (19.6) | 8 (8.9) | |
| Not indicated | 28 (8.1) | 22 (8.6) | 6 (6.7) | |
| Other | 12 (3.5) | 12 (4.7) | 0 (0) | |
| Referral origin | <0.001 | |||
| Affiliate institution | 66 (19.1) | 46 (18.0) | 20 (22.2) | |
| International | 12 (3.5) | 12 (4.7) | 0 (0) | |
| Local | 56 (16.2) | 27 (10.6) | 29 (32.2) | |
| Out of State | 211 (61.1) | 170 (66.7) | 41 (45.6) | |
| Place of death | 0.18 | |||
| Home | 184 (53.3) | 137 (53.7) | 47 (52.2) | |
| Community hospital | 51 (14.8) | 32 (12.5) | 19 (21.1) | |
| Unknown | 34 (9.9) | 30 (11.8) | 4 (4.4) | |
| Other | 5 (1.4) | 3 (1.2) | 2 (2.2) | |
| St. Jude Housing | 5 (1.4) | 4 (1.6) | 1 (1.1) | |
| St. Jude Inpatient | 66 (19.1) | 49 (19.2) | 17 (18.9) | |
| Age at diagnosis (y) | 0.10 | |||
| Mean (median) | 8.06 (6.75) | 7.74 (6.63) | 8.96 (8.12) | |
| Age at death (y) | 0.33 | |||
| Mean (median) | 10.68 (10.57) | 10.50 (10.33) | 11.19 (10.93) | |
HSCT, hematopoietic stem cell transplant; LE, leukemia/lymphoma; NO, neurooncology; ST, solid tumor
Categorical variables were compared by using the χ2 test. Continuous variables (i.e., age) were compared by using the t- or rank-sum test.