Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Characteristic | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 5824 | |
| Age (in years) | ||
| 67-69 | 1155 | 19.8 |
| 70-74 | 2193 | 37.7 |
| 75-79 | 1521 | 26.1 |
| 80-84 | 738 | 12.7 |
| 85-94 | 217 | 3.7 |
| Race | ||
| White | 4830 | 82.9 |
| Black | 533 | 9.2 |
| Other | 461 | 7.9 |
| Income | ||
| <$33K | 1441 | 24.7 |
| $33K - <$40K | 942 | 16.2 |
| $40K - <$50K | 1107 | 19.0 |
| $50K - <$63K | 958 | 16.5 |
| ≥$63K | 1376 | 23.6 |
| Year of Diagnosis | ||
| 2007 | 2635 | 45.2 |
| 2008 | 2512 | 43.1 |
| 2009 | 677 | 11.6 |
| Radiation therapy | ||
| No | 1200 | 20.6 |
| Yes | 4624 | 79.4 |
| ADT | ||
| None | 2534 | 43.5 |
| Hormone (1-3 units) | 599 | 10.3 |
| Hormone (4-8 units) | 1881 | 32.3 |
| Hormone (≥9 units) | 810 | 13.9 |
| Tumor Grade | ||
| Well-differentiated | 29 | 0.5 |
| Moderately-differentiated | 2256 | 38.7 |
| Poorly-differentiated | 3517 | 60.4 |
| Undifferentiated | 22 | 0.4 |
| Clinical T Stage | ||
| I | 3457 | 59.4 |
| II | 2367 | 40.6 |
| Elixhauser Score | ||
| 0 | 2532 | 43.5 |
| 1-2 | 2376 | 40.8 |
| ≥3 | 916 | 15.7 |
| Anxiety | ||
| No | 5712 | 98.1 |
| Yes | 112 | 1.9 |
| Dementia | ||
| No | 5764 | 99.0 |
| Yes | 60 | 1.0 |
| Parkinson's | ||
| No | 5749 | 98.7 |
| Yes | 75 | 1.3 |
| Osteoporosis | ||
| No | 5690 | 97.7 |
| Yes | 134 | 2.3 |
| Medications that cause osteoporosis* | ||
| No | 5725 | 98.3 |
| Yes | 99 | 1.7 |
| Medications that cause falls (CNS)† | ||
| No | 5448 | 93.5 |
| Yes | 376 | 6.5 |
| Medications that cause falls (Antihypertensive)‡ | ||
| No | 3855 | 66.2 |
| Yes | 1969 | 33.8 |
| Disability score | ||
| Q1 | 1456 | 25.0 |
| Q2-Q4 | 4368 | 75.0 |
*
Medications that cause osteoporosis include: calcineurin inhibitors and glucocorticoids.
†
Central nervous system-active medications include: tricyclic agents, antipsychotics, and atypical antipsychotics).
‡
Antihypertensive medications include: peripheral alpha-1 receptor blockers, central alpha-2 receptor agonists, cardiac and non-cardiac selective medications and alpha-beta blockers.