Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Characteristic | Lymphoma (N=268) |
Myeloma (N=121) |
P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Age | Median years (Range) | 63.4 (22.2-88.7) | 68.9 (33.7-84.0) | <.001 |
| Sex | Female | 109 (41%) | 59 (49%) | 0.136 |
| Male | 159 (59%) | 62 (51%) | ||
| Racial/ethnic minority (n=371) | Yes | 18 (7%) | 19 (16%) | 0.005 |
| Graft source | Bone marrow | 32 (12%) | 0 (0%) | <.001 |
| Peripheral blood | 236 (88%) | 121 (100%) | ||
| High dose total body irradiation | Yes | 80 (36%) | 2 (2%) | <.001 |
| Smoke or chew tobacco | Yes | 21 (8%) | 12 (11%) | 0.469 |
| Body mass index (n=369) | Underweight (<18.5) | 5 (2%) | 4 (3%) | 0.237 |
| Normal (18.5-24.9) | 99 (39%) | 39 (34%) | ||
| Overweight (25-30) | 101 (40%) | 41 (35%) | ||
| Obese (>30) | 49 (19%) | 32 (28%) | ||
| Relapse after transplant | Yes | 28 (10%) | 16 (13%) | 0.424 |
| Years since transplant | Median (Range) | 12.0 (5.9-30.0) | 8.0 (5.0-24.9) | <.001 |
| Physical component score | <40 | 70 (27%) | 45 (39%) | 0.017 |
| Mental component score | <40 | 40 (15%) | 13 (11%) | 0.302 |
| Karnofsky performance status | ≥80 | 228 (87%) | 97 (82%) | 0.188 |
| Overall health | Excellent | 43 (16%) | 7 (6%) | 0.058 |
| Very good | 95 (36%) | 42 (35%) | ||
| Good | 84 (32%) | 49 (41%) | ||
| Fair | 39 (15%) | 20 (17%) | ||
| Poor | 5 (2%) | 2 (2%) | ||
| Work status | Working/school full or part time | 117 (44%) | 33 (27%) | 0.006 |
| Retired | 119 (44%) | 73 (60%) | ||
| Other | 32 (12%) | 15 (12%) | ||
| Response rate | 268/456 (59%) | 121/209 (58%) | 0.831 |
*
P-values are obtained from Chi-square test for categorical variables, Wilcoxon rank sum test/Kruskal Wallis test for comparing medians of continuous variables, and Anova for comparing means of continuous variables