Table 1.

Differences in Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Across the Four Older Age Groups (N=330)

Characteristic	60 to <65 n = 78 (23.6%)	65 to <70 n = 94 (28.6%)	70 to <75 n = 76 (23.0%)	≥75 n = 82 (24.8%)	Statistics
Age, yrs, mean (SD)	62.1 (1.6)	67.3 (1.5)	72.4 (1.3)	78.8 (3.2)
Age range, yrs	60 to 64	65 to 69	70 to 74	75 to 86
	%	%	%	%
Study project
Fatigue, Pain, and Sleep	37.2	28.7	26.3	23.2
Symptom Prevalence	24.4	34.0	34.2	32.9	NS
Symptom Clusters	38.5	37.2	39.5	43.9
Gender, female	41.0	41.5	43.4	41.5	NS
Lives alone	28.6	27.2	28.9	28.4	NS
Married/partnered	64.1	64.5	64.0	62.2	NS
Education – Post high school	53.9	54.3	58.1	55.7	NS
Diagnosis
Breast	28.2	23.4	21.1	14.6
Prostate	38.5	32.7	34.2	41.5	NS
Lung	10.3	12.8	22.4	13.4
Other	23.1	26.6	22.4	30.5
Metastasis	22.4	30.4	43.4	34.1	NS
Treatment
None	12.8	16.1	14.5	25.6
Only radiation	52.6	50.5	52.6	50.0	NS
Only chemotherapy	24.4	25.8	25.0	22.0
Both	10.3	7.5	7.9	2.4
ECOG Performance Status
Fully active	30.8	26.1	24.3	22.8
Ambulatory, light work	43.6	48.9	44.6	44.3
Ambulatory, mobile >50%	19.2	20.7	20.3	20.3	NS
Ambulatory mobile <50%	6.4	4.3	8.1	12.7
Disabled	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.0

SD = standard deviation; ECOG = Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.