Table 9.
Descriptive statistics of datasets according to study
| Characteristic | Dataset 1 | Dataset 2 | Dataset 3 | Dataset 4 | Dataset 5 | Dataset 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 596 | 109 | 82 | 45 | 74 | 105 |
| Mean age ± SD | 74 ± 12.8 | 65 ± 9.56 | 67 ± 8.82 | 67 ± 16.73 | 80 ± 6.74 | 67 ± 9.87 |
| Female (%) | 49 | 52 | 37 | 51 | 49 | 42 |
| Ethnicity (%) | ||||||
| White | 92 | 95 | 80.4 | 84.4 | 68.9 | 77.1 |
| Black | 2.8 | 1 | 3.7 | 13.2 | 16.2 | 14.3 |
| South Asian | 1.7 | 2 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 8.1 | 1.7 |
| Chinese | 0.5 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Other | 2.6 | 2 | 6.1 | 0 | 4.3 | 5.7 |
| Diagnosis (%) | ||||||
| Cancer | 100 | 45 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 20 |
| Non-cancer | 0 | 55 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 80 |
| Mean POS total score ± SD | 13.5 ± 6.72 | 10.3 ± 5.9 | 13.9 ± 6.2 | 11.7 ± 6.7 | 11.2 ± 7.1 | 15.0 ± 6.6 |
SD standard deviation