TABLE 2.
Demographic characteristics of patients with hematologic cancers who died
| Median (IQR) |
N = 92 n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| Age at diagnosis (years) | 7.0 (11.0) | |
| Age at death (years) | 11.0 (11.5) | |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 41 (44.6) | |
| Male | 51 (55.4) | |
| Race | ||
| White | 48 (52.2) | |
| Black | 38 (41.3) | |
| Asian/Southeast Asian | 4 (4.4) | |
| Unknown | 2 (2.1) | |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Non‐Hispanic | 74 (80.4) | |
| Hispanic a | 18 (19.6) | |
| Language | ||
| English | 78 (86.7) | |
| Religion | ||
| Christian b | 77 (83.7) | |
| Jewish | 2 (2.2) | |
| Muslim | 2 (2.2) | |
| Unknown | 11 (12.0) | |
| Diagnosis | ||
| Lymphoid leukemia c | 55 (59.8) | |
| Myeloid leukemia d | 33 (35.6) | |
| Lymphoma e | 4 (4.4) | |
| Insurance | ||
| Medicaid | 51 (55.4) | |
| Private insurance | 15 (16.3) | |
| Tricare (military) | 4 (4.4) | |
| Other insurance | 16 (17.4) | |
| Uninsured | 6 (6.5) | |
a
Hispanic includes Mexican NOS, Mexican Chicano, Puerto Rican, South or Central American (except Brazil), Hispanic, NOS, Spanish, NOS, or Latino, NOS.
b
Christian denominations include Unitarian and Catholicism.
c
Includes B‐cell and T‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and lymphoid lymphomas (treated as leukemia).
d
Includes acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myeloid sarcoma, and chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).
e
Includes Hodgkin, Burkitt, anaplastic large cell, and diffuse large B‐cell lymphomas.