Table 1.
Patient Characteristics at Diagnosis.
| Patient Characteristics | Ever Enrolled in Hospice n= 15,369 |
Not Enrolled in Hospice n=6491 |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years, mean (±SD) | 68 (±9.7) | 67 (±9.4) |
| Sex, male | 15,091 (98) | 6380 (98) |
| Race | ||
| White | 11,034 (72) | 4376 (67) |
| Black | 2165 (14) | 1185 (18) |
| Other | 2125 (14) | 917 (14) |
| Unknown | 45 (<1) | 13 (<1) |
| Marital Status | ||
| Married | 6924 (45) | 2505 (39) |
| Not Married | 8421 (55) | 3967 (61) |
| Unknown | 24 (<1) | 19 (<1) |
| Income, U.S. dollars | ||
| ≤44,000 | 5169 (34) | 2254 (35) |
| >44,000–52,999 | 4881 (32) | 1909 (29) |
| ≥53,000 | 5261 (34) | 2301 (35) |
| Unknown | 58 (<1) | 27 (<1) |
| Home Residence Location | ||
| Urban | 10,742 (70) | 4530 (70) |
| Rural | 4449 (29) | 1833 (28) |
| Unknown | 178 (1) | 128 (2) |
| Medicare Beneficiary, yes | 10,933 (71) | 3896 (60) |
| Functional Comorbidity Index (FCI) | ||
| None (0) | 2627 (17) | 1185 (18) |
| Mild (1–2) | 3581 (23) | 1489 (23) |
| Moderate (3–4) | 4693 (31) | 2024 (31) |
| Severe (≥5) | 4468 (29) | 1793 (28) |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) | ||
| None (0) | 1990 (13) | 749 (12) |
| Mild (1–2) | 4030 (26) | 1629 (25) |
| Moderate (3–4) | 3515 (23) | 1480 (23) |
| Severe (≥5) | 5834 (38) | 2633 (41) |
| Tobacco History | ||
| Never | 431 (3) | 182 (3) |
| Current | 8538 (56) | 3720 (57) |
| Former | 5726 (37) | 2328 (36) |
| Unknown | 674 (4) | 261 (4) |
| Cancer Stage | ||
| IIIB | 1544 (10) | 825 (13) |
| IV | 13,825 (90) | 5666 (87) |
| Cancer Histology | ||
| NSCLC | 10,661 (69) | 4355 (67) |
| SCLC | 2724 (18) | 1281 (20) |
| Other | 1984 (13) | 855 (13) |
Reported as n(%) unless otherwise stated;
Abbreviations: SD= standard deviation,, NSCLC= Non-small cell lung cancer, and SCLC= Small cell lung cancer.