Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Characteristic | Cohort 1 (n = 187): Public Hospitals (n = 85), Tertiary Center (n = 102), Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer | Cohort 2 (n = 281): All Patients From Tertiary Center, Renal Cell Carcinoma |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years | ||
| Mean | 59.8 | 58.1 |
| SD | 9.0 | 9.9 |
| Range | 31-85 | 31-82 |
| No. | % | No. | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Men | 116 | 62.0 | 165 | 58.7 |
| Women | 71 | 38.0 | 105 | 37.4 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 3.9 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 117 | 62.6 | 226 | 80.4 |
| Hispanic | 25 | 13.4 | 29 | 10.3 |
| Black | 44 | 23.5 | 9 | 3.2 |
| Other | 1 | 0.5 | 15 | 5.3 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Education | ||||
| ≤ High school | 105 | 56.1 | 70 | 24.9 |
| > High school | 81 | 43.3 | 207 | 73.7 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Employment | ||||
| Employed | 36 | 19.3 | 176 | 62.6 |
| Retired | 56 | 29.9 | 92 | 32.7 |
| Unemployed | 93 | 49.7 | 9 | 3.2 |
| Unknown | 2 | 1.1 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 117 | 62.6 | 227 | 76.5 |
| Unmarried | 70 | 37.4 | 50 | 17.8 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Cancer stage | ||||
| I | 0 | 0.0 | 103 | 36.7 |
| II | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 12.5 |
| III | 39 | 20.9 | 53 | 19.9 |
| IV | 148 | 79.1 | 90 | 32.0 |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.