Table 1.
Sample Characteristics by Treatment Site
| Characteristic | Tertiary (n = 102) | Public (n = 83) | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | (%) | No. | (%) | ||
| Age | |||||
| Mean (years) | 61.3 | 58 | .012 | ||
| Standard Deviation | 9.4 | 8.1 | |||
| Gender | |||||
| Men | 67 | (65.7) | 49 | (59.0) | .352 |
| Women | 35 | (34.3) | 34 | (41.0) | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 84 | (82.4) | 32 | (38.6) | <.001 |
| Unmarried | 18 | (17.6) | 51 | (61.4) | |
| Education level | |||||
| Mean (years) | 13.6 | 10.7 | <.001 | ||
| Standard Deviation | 3.1 | 3.3 | |||
| Job status | |||||
| Employed outside the home | 24 | (24.0) | 13 | (15.7) | <.001 |
| Homemaker | 8 | (8.0) | 3 | (3.6) | |
| Retired | 43 | (43.0) | 13 | (15.7) | |
| Medical leave or disability | 23 | (23.0) | 32 | (38.6) | |
| Unemployed/other | 2 | (2.0) | 22 | (26.5) | |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Asian | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (1.2) | <.001 |
| Black Non-Hispanic | 7 | (6.9) | 38 | (45.8) | |
| Hispanic | 1 | (1.0) | 25 | (30.1) | |
| White Non-Hispanic | 94 | (92.2) | 19 | (22.9) | |
| Cancer stage | |||||
| IIIB | 7 | (6.9) | 29 | (34.9) | <.001 |
| IV | 95 | (93.1) | 54 | (65.1) | |
| Previous treatment | |||||
| Chemotherapy | 27 | (26.5) | 18 | (21.7) | .538 |
| Surgery | 19 | (18.6) | 3 | (3.6) | .002 |
| Radiation | 37 | (36.3) | 16 | (19.3) | .016 |
| Treatment naïve | 59 | (57.8) | 29 | (34.9) | .008 |
| Charlson comorbidity score | |||||
| 0 to 1 | 69 | (68.3) | 64 | (81.0) | .054 |
| 2+ | 32 | (31.7) | 15 | (19.0) | |