Table 1.
Patient demographics by group
| Escalating (n = 23) | Stable (n = 223) | P-valuea | Adjusted P-valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (sd) | 48.3 (17.7) | 53.4 (16.8) | 0.14 | 0.48 |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||
| Male | 9 (39%) | 105 (47%) | ||
| Female | 14 (61%) | 118 (53%) | ||
| Hispanicc, n (%) | 4 (17%) | 20 (9%) | ||
| Raced, n (%) | 0.61 | 0.61 | ||
| Caucasian | 19 (83%) | 148 (77%) | ||
| African-American | 1 (4%) | 15 (8%) | ||
| Asian | 0 (0%) | 9 (5%) | ||
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 (0%) | 3 (2%) | ||
| Other | 3 (13%) | 18 (9%) | ||
a
Groups were compared using the Wilcoxon two-sample test for age and Fisher’s exact test for race. The P-value for race indicates comparison of white versus non-white patients.
b
Adjusted for multiple comparisons using Holm’s step-down procedure
c
Data are missing for 4 patients
d
Data are missing for 30 patients