Table 1.

Demographics of Enrolled Participants with Serious and/or Life-Limiting Illnesses, by Gender

	Women (n = 103)	Men (n = 90)	pa
Age (in years)
Mean ± SD (range)	51.0 ± 15.0 (19–89)	49.4 ± 16.2 (18–79)	0.61
Median (IQR)	52.0 (40.5–62.5)	52.5 (35.5–61.0)
Total	96	88
Race, n (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0 (0)	1 (1)	0.097
Asian	9 (9)	4 (4)
Black or African American	21 (21)	9 (10)
Caucasian	66 (65)	73 (81)
Mixed/two or more	3 (3)	2 (2)
Other	3 (3)	1 (1)
Total	102	90
Ethnicity, n (%)
Hispanic or Latinx	10 (10)	3 (3)	0.072
Not Hispanic or Latinx	90 (90)	86 (97)
Total	100	89
Marital status, n (%)
Single	21 (21)	21 (23)	0.10
Married	62 (61)	54 (60)
Divorced/separated	10 (10)	11 (12)
Widowed	6 (6)	1 (1)
Living with partner	0 (0)	3 (3)
Other	3 (3)	0 (0)
Total	102	90
Religious affiliation, n (%)
Christianity	68 (67)	58 (65)	0.67
Islam	1 (1)	2 (2)
Hinduism	0 (0)	2 (2)
Buddhism	2 (2)	0 (0)
Judaism	2 (2)	3 (3)
Agnostic	5 (5)	5 (6)
Atheist	5 (5)	6 (7)
Not affiliated	12 (12)	11 (12)
Other	6 (6)	2 (2)
Total	101	89
Education, n (%)
Grade school	1 (1.0)	0 (0)	0.63
High school/GED	13 (13)	12 (13)
Vocational training	2 (2)	4 (4)
Some college/university	21 (20)	22 (24)
Completed college/university	33 (32)	32 (36)
Graduate school/advanced degree	32 (31)	20 (22)
Other	1 (1)	0 (0)
Total	103	90
Employment status, n (%)
Full time	27 (27)	33 (37)	0.36
Part time	10 (10)	7 (8)
Not employed	32 (31)	29 (32)
Retired, disabled, or other	33 (32)	21 (23)
Total	102	90
Current, most severe medical diagnosis, n (%)
HIV+/AIDS	1 (1)	1 (1)	0.97
Blood dyscrasias	9 (9)	9 (10)
Cancer	66 (67)	63 (70)
Genetic conditions	9 (9)	7 (8)
Nongenetic conditions	14 (14)	10 (11)
Total	99	90

Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding to the nearest whole number.

^ap-Values are from comparisons of data between genders.

IQR, interquartile range (25th to 75th percentiles); SD, standard deviation.