Table 1.
Participant Characteristics, N (%)
| Variable 1 | All patients (N=383) | Women (N = 211) | Men (N = 172) |
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| Age | |||
| ≥65 years | 191 (49.9%) | 91 (43.1%) | 100 (58.1%) |
| <65 years | 192 (50.1%) | 120 (56.9%) | 72 (41.9%) |
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| Education | |||
| High school or less | 110 (28.7%) | 58 (27.5%) | 52 (30.2%) |
| Some college or more | 273 (71.3%) | 153 (72.5%) | 120 (69.8%) |
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| Race | |||
| White | 342 (89.3%) | 191 (90.5%) | 151 (87.8%) |
| Non White | 41 (10.7%) | 20 (9.5%) | 21 (12.2%) |
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| Cancer aggressiveness | |||
| Aggressive cancer | 189 (49.3%) | 95 (45.0%) | 94 (54.7%) |
| Less aggressive cancer | 194 (50.7%) | 116 (55.0%) | 78 (45.3%) |
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| Insurance status | |||
| Medicaid/Uninsured | 49 (12.8%) | 26 (12.3%) | 23 (13.4%) |
| Medicare/Private insurance | 334 (87.2%) | 185 (87.7%) | 149 (86.6%) |
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| Financial Strain | |||
| Present | 121 (31.6%) | 74 (35.1%) | 47 (27.3%) |
| Absent | 262 (68.4%) | 137 (64.9%) | 125 (72.7%) |
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| Caregiver enrolled | |||
| Yes | 306 (79.9%) | 165 (78.2%) | 141 (82.0%) |
| No | 77 (20.1%) | 46 (21.8%) | 31 (18.0%) |
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| Study site | |||
| Sacramento, CA | 136 (35.5%) | 63 (29.9%) | 73 (42.4%) |
| Western NY | 247 (64.5%) | 148 (70.1%) | 99 (57.6%) |