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. 2018 Jun 7;2(11):1277–1282. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2018019125

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the study population based on the receipt of chemotherapy

Variable Received chemotherapy, n (%) (N = 46 167) Did not receive chemotherapy, n (%) (N = 15 608) P
Age, y <.0001
 18-40 6 858 (14.8) 418 (2.7)
 41-59 14 280 (30.9) 1 232 (7.9)
 60-70 12 194 (26.4) 2 314 (14.8)
 71-80 9 480 (20.5) 5 210 (33.4)
 ≥81 3 355 (7.3) 6 434 (41.2)
Male sex 24 865 (53.9) 8 125 (52.1) <.0001
Race <.0001
 White 39 719 (86.0) 13 802 (88.4)
 African American 4 018 (8.7) 1 211 (7.8)
 Other 2 430 (5.3) 595 (3.8)
No high school diploma, %* .04
 ≥29 7 608 (16.5) 2 559 (16.4)
 20-28.9 10 559 (22.9) 3 642 (23.3)
 14-19.9 11 170 (24.2) 3 896 (25.0)
 <14 16 830 (36.4) 5 511 (35.3)
Median household income* <.0001
 <$30 000 5 991 (13.0) 2 205 (14.1)
 $30 000-$34 999 8 552 (18.5) 3 004 (19.2)
 $35 000-$45 999 12 874 (27.9) 4 583 (29.4)
 ≥$46 000 18 750 (40.6) 5 816 (37.3)
Insurance status <.0001
 Not insured 1 867 (4.0) 376 (2.4)
 Private insurance/managed care 20 790 (45.0) 2 679 (17.2)
 Medicaid 4 049 (8.8) 478 (3.1)
 Medicare 18 915 (41.0) 11 978 (76.7)
 Other government 546 (1.2) 97 (0.6)
Charlson comorbidity score <.0001
 0 34 466 (74.7) 9 752 (62.5)
 1 8 623 (18.7) 3 729 (23.9)
 ≥2 3 078 (6.7) 2 127 (13.6)
Distance traveled, miles <.0001
 0-4.9 10 040 (21.7) 5 769 (36.7)
 5-11.9 11 401 (24.7) 4 313 (27.6)
 12-34.7 12 275 (26.6) 3 294 (21.1)
 ≥34.8 12 451 (27.0) 2 232 (14.3)
AML subtypes <.0001
 Acute promyelocytic leukemia 4 507 (9.8) 712 (4.6)
 Core binding factor AML 1 535 (3.3) 243 (1.6)
 Therapy-related AML 701 (1.5) 200 (1.3)
 Other intermediate/high risk 39 424 (85.4) 14 453 (92.6)
Receipt of care in academic centers 25 890 (56.1) 4 583 (29.4) <.0001
Annual hospital volume, median (quartiles) [range] 15 (7-35) [1-122] 7 (4-14) [1-122] <.0001
*

Based on Zip code.