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. 2011 Feb 11;104(3):737–744. doi: 10.1007/s11060-011-0534-4

Table 2.

Baseline and disease characteristics

Characteristics Patients (n = 83) Caregivers (n = 83)
No. (%) No. (%)
Age (years)
 Median 49 50
 Range 23–80 23–78
Sex
 Male 52 (63) 22 (27)
 Female 31 (37) 60 (73)
Race
 White 68 (82)
 Asian 4 (5)
 Other or N/A 11 (13)
Education
 High school or less 19 (23) 19 (23)
 Associate or bachelor’s degree 34 (41) 38 (46)
 Graduate/professional 30 (36) 23 (28)
Household income
 Under $75,000 30 (36) 18 (22)
 $75,001–$125,000 21 (25) 25 (30)
 $125,001–$200,000 19 (23) 19 (23)
 Over $200,000 11 (13) 13 (16)
KPS
 Median 90 90
 Range 60–100 60–100
Tumor grade (most recent surgery)
 II 22 (26) 18 (22)
 III 25 (30) 24 (29)
 IV 33 (40) 41 (49)
 Unknown or N/A 3 (4)
Prognosis status*
 Stable disease (SD) 75 (90) 72 (87)
 Progressive disease (PD) 8 (10) 11 (13)
Receiving chemotherapy at time of form completion
 Yes 32 (39) 37 (45)
 No 51 (61) 46 (55)
Time from initial diagnosis (years)
 Median 1.6 0.8
 Range 0.02–28 0.02–14.8

– data not collected

*Based on most recent clinic visit