Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Demographic | Category | Frequency, n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 20–34 | 136 (7.2) |
| 35–44 | 174 (9.3) | |
| 45–54 | 383 (29.4) | |
| 55–64 | 517 (27.5) | |
| 65–74 | 436 (23.2) | |
| 75–84 | 173 (9.2) | |
| 85 + | 58 (3.1) | |
| Religion | Christian | 1098 (58.5) |
| Jewish | 255 (13.6) | |
| Muslim | 47 (2.5) | |
| Buddhist | 22 (1.2) | |
| Hindu | 29 (1.6) | |
| None | 329 (17.5) | |
| Other | 12 (0.6) | |
| Unknown/ declined | 85 (4.5) | |
| Type of encounter | Inpatient | 1523 (81.1) |
| Outpatient | 354 (18.8) | |
| Race | White | 1317 (70.2) |
| Black | 251 (13.4) | |
| Asian | 132 (7.0) | |
| Other | 42 (2.2) | |
| Unknown/declined | 135 (7.2) | |
| Ethnicity | Not Hispanic or Latino | 1728 (92.1) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 145 (7.7) | |
| Unknown | 4 (0.2) | |
| Site of primary tumor | Breast and soft tissue | 261 (13.9) |
| Gastrointestinal | 479 (25.5) | |
| Genitourinary | 162 (8.6) | |
| Gynecologic | 181 (9.6) | |
| Head and neck | 114 (6.1) | |
| Hematologic | 239 (12.7) | |
| Thoracic | 150 (8.0) | |
| Other | 45 (2.4) | |
| Unknown | 246 (13.1) | |
| Deceased at time of follow-up | 1166 (62.1) | |
| Time to death (days) from initial encounter | 42 [18,93] |