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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2015 Jan 6;121(9):1520–1528. doi: 10.1002/cncr.29232

Table 1.

Sample characteristics (n=1,396)

No. %*
Race
White 1,126 80.66
African American 170 12.18
Hispanic 62 4.44
Asian 38 2.72
Age (years)
≤54 185 13.25
55-64 385 27.58
65-74 494 35.39
≥75 332 23.78
Gender
Male 722 51.72
Female 674 48.28
Income
<$20,000 399 30.83
≥$20,000 to <$40,000 393 30.37
≥$40,000 to <$60,000 231 17.85
≥$60,000 271 20.94
Education
Less than high school 235 16.91
High school graduate/GED 465 33.45
Some college/ vocational school 408 29.35
≥College degree 282 20.29
Covered by insurance
No 15 1.08
Yes 1,379 98.92
Comorbid conditions
No 595 42.65
Yes 800 57.35
Number of conditions
Mean(SD) 0.87 (0.97)
(range) (0-5)
Depression/emotional problems
No 1050 75.54
Yes 340 24.46
Cancer type
Non-small cell 1224 87.68
Small cell 108 7.74
Stage at diagnosis
Stage I 563 41.98
Stage II 156 11.63
Stage III 382 28.49
Stage IV 240 17.90
Time from diagnosis to initial survey (months)
Mean(SD) 4.80 (1.72)
(Range) (2-12)
Time from diagnosis to follow-up (months)
Mean(SD) 13.70 (3.63)
(Range) (9.13-41.57)
Treatment received by follow-up
Surgery only 459 37.09
Surgery followed by chemotherapy or 159 11.39
chemotherapy only
Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation 386 27.65
Chemotherapy and radiation, no surgery 307 21.99
Other 85 6.09
Initial EQ-5D score
Mean(SD) 0.79 (0.16)
(Range) (0.07-1.00)
Follow-up EQ-5D score
Mean(SD) 0.80 (0.17)
(Range) (0.05-1.00)
*

Percentages may not total 100% due to missing values. Missing was <10%;

Heart attack, heart failure, stroke, diabetes, pulmonary function problems, kidney disease, diabetes;

Radiation only or none