Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Characteristic | Total n = 75 691 n, (%) |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis | |
| Lymphoma | 47 043 (62.2) |
| Myeloma | 13 057 (17.3) |
| Leukemia | 8 689 (11.5) |
| Myelodysplastic syndromes | 6 902 (9.1) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 36 664 (48.4) |
| Female | 39 027 (51.6) |
| Age (ys) | |
| 67-69 | 8 884 (11.7) |
| 70-74 | 17 325 (22.9) |
| 75-79 | 18 553 (24.5) |
| ≥80 | 30 929 (40.9) |
| Race | |
| White | 67 558 (89.3) |
| Non-White | 8 133 (10.7) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic | 72 089 (95.2) |
| Hispanic | 3 602 (4.8) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 38 869 (51.4) |
| Not married | 36 822 (48.6) |
| Residency | |
| Urban | 74 079 (97.9) |
| Rural | 1 612 (2.1) |
| Education (census tract quintile) * | |
| 1 (lowest) | 16 361 (21.6) |
| 2 | 14 855 (19.6) |
| 3 | 14 777 (19.5) |
| 4 | 14 833 (19.6) |
| 5 (highest) | 14 865 (19.6) |
| Median income (census tract quintile)† | |
| 1 (lowest) | 15 587 (20.6) |
| 2 | 14 688 (19.4) |
| 3 | 14 879 (19.7) |
| 4 | 14 989 (19.8) |
| 5 (highest) | 15 548 (20.5) |
| Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registry region | |
| Midwest | 9 996 (13.2) |
| Northeast | 18 898 (25.0) |
| South | 18 183 (24.0) |
| West | 28 614 (37.8) |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | |
| 0 | 37 979 (50.2) |
| 1 | 18 166 (24.0) |
| 2+ | 19 546 (25.8) |
| Year of diagnosis | |
| 2000-2003 | 17 864 (23.6) |
| 2004-2007 | 19 835 (26.2) |
| 2008-2011 | 19 386 (25.6) |
| 2012-2015 | 18 606 (24.6) |
*
Quintiles based on percentage of individuals 25 yrs and older with some college education in a census tract.
†
Quintiles based on the median household or per capita income within each census tract.