Table 1.
Physician, Patient, and Caregiver Characteristics
| Characteristics Summary | Physicians | Patients | Caregivers | P Value for Differences by Groupa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (Sample size) | 239 | 234 | 209 | |
| Sex (%) | <.001 | |||
| Male | 191 (79.9) | 105 (44.9) | 96 (45.9) | |
| Female | 48 (20.1) | 129 (55.1) | 113 (54.1) | |
| Age at time of survey (%) | <.001 | |||
| Under 35 | 28 (11.7) | 84 (35.9) | 70 (33.4) | |
| 35-44 | 88 (36.8) | 78 (33.3) | 67 (32.1) | |
| 45-54 | 69 (28.9) | 37 (15.8) | 30 (14.4) | |
| 55-64 | 45 (18.8) | 25 (10.7) | 32 (15.3) | |
| 65+ | 9 (3.8) | 10 (4.2) | 10 (4.7) | |
| Region (%) | .331 | |||
| Northeast | 62 (25.9) | 57 (24.4) | 42 (20.1) | |
| Midwest | 54 (22.6) | 40 (17.1) | 53 (25.4) | |
| South | 81 (33.9) | 90 (38.5) | 71 (34.0) | |
| West | 42 (17.6) | 47 (20.1) | 43 (20.6) | |
| Race (%)—multiple | ||||
| White/Caucasian | 139 (58.2) | 194 (82.9) | 174 (83.3) | <.001 |
| Black/African American/Caribbean-American | 10 (4.2) | 23 (9.8) | 23 (11.0) | .017 |
| Asian | 69 (28.9) | 11 (4.7) | 7 (3.3) | <.001 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 (2.5) | 1 (0.4) | 3 (1.4) | .169 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 (1.7) | 2 (0.9) | 1 (0.5) | .434 |
| The time when the patient was first diagnosed with metastatic brain tumors (%) | <.001 | |||
| 0-3 mo ago | — | 27 (11.5) | 6 (2.9) | |
| 3-6 mo ago | — | 61 (26.1) | 21 (10.0) | |
| 7 mo to <12 mo ago | — | 59 (25.2) | 41 (19.6) | |
| 1-3 yr ago | — | 65 (27.8) | 77 (36.8) | |
| 4-5 yr ago | — | 13 (5.6) | 36 (17.2) | |
| 6-10 yr ago | — | 7 (3.0) | 13 (6.2) | |
| 11 or more years ago | — | 1 (0.4) | 14 (6.7) | |
| Don’t know | — | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.5) |
aGenerated by a chi-square test.
bThe first current primary cancer type of patients under the care of caregivers.