Table 4.
Sample characteristics and bivariable statistics by dignity category for patient-respondents (n = 1877)
| All | Illness-related concerns n (%) |
Dignity conserving repertoire n (%) |
Social dignity inventory n (%) |
Other n (%) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 58.4 (14.7) | 56.6 (14.8) | 60.0 (14.2) | 57.3 (14.3) | 58.0 (16.1) | < 0.001 |
| Age range (decade) | ||||||
| 20–34 | 136 (7.2) | 49 (36.0) | 50 (36.8) | 21 (15.4) | 16 (11.8) | 0.011 |
| 35–44 | 174 (9.3) | 61 (35.1) | 68 (39.1) | 29 (16.7) | 16 (9.2) | |
| 45–54 | 383 (20.4) | 122 (31.9) | 165 (43.1) | 68 (17.8) | 28 (7.3) | |
| 55–64 | 517 (27.5) | 155 (30.0) | 244 (47.2) | 75 (14.5) | 43 (8.3) | |
| 65–74 | 436 (23.2) | 112 (25.7) | 228 (52.3) | 60 (13.8) | 36 (8.3) | |
| 75–84 | 173 (9.2) | 40 (23.1) | 95 (54.9) | 26 (15.0) | 12 (6.9) | |
| 85 + | 58 (3.1) | 15 (25.9) | 29 (50.0) | 4 (6.9) | 10 (17.2) | |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 1317 (70.2) | 396 (30.1) | 610 (46.3) | 202 (15.3) | 109 (8.3) | 0.354 |
| Black | 251 (13.4) | 83 (33.1) | 116 (46.2) | 34 (13.5) | 18 (7.2) | |
| Asian | 132 (7.0) | 30 (22.7) | 67 (50.8) | 21 (15.9) | 14 (10.6) | |
| Other | 42 (2.2) | 16 (38.1) | 17 (40.5) | 6 (14.3) | 3 (7.1) | |
| Unknown/refused | 135 (7.2) | 29 (21.5) | 69 (51.1) | 20 (14.8) | 17 (12.6) | |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 1728 (92.1) | 507 (29.3) | 809 (46.8) | 265 (15.3) | 147 (8.5) | 0.706 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 145 (7.7) | 45 (31.0) | 69 (47.6) | 18 (12.4) | 13 (9.0) | |
| Unknown | 4 (0.2) | 2 (50.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (25.0) | |
| Religion | ||||||
| Christian | 1098 (58.5) | 324 (29.5) | 521 (47.4) | 163 (14.8) | 90 (8.2) | 0.099 |
| Jewish | 255 (13.6) | 83 (32.5) | 113 (44.3) | 36 (14.1) | 23 (9.0) | |
| Muslim | 47 (2.5) | 15 (31.5) | 19 (40.4) | 6 (12.8) | 7 (14.9) | |
| Buddhist | 22 (1.2) | 7 (31.8) | 12 (54.5) | 2 (9.1) | 1 (4.5) | |
| Hindu | 29 (1.6) | 5 (17.2) | 10 (34.5) | 13 (44.8) | 1 (3.4) | |
| None | 329 (17.5) | 91 (27.7) | 156 (47.4) | 53 (16.1) | 29 (8.8) | |
| Other | 12 (0.6) | 4 (33.3) | 5 (41.7) | 1 (8.3) | 2 (16.7) | |
| Unknown/refused | 85 (4.5) | 25 (29.4) | 43 (50.6) | 9 (10.6) | 8 (9.4) | |
| Site of primary tumor | ||||||
| Breast and soft tissue | 261 (13.9) | 80 (30.7) | 118 (45.2) | 41 (15.7) | 22 (8.4) | 0.222 |
| Gastrointestinal | 479 (25.5) | 123 (25.7) | 227 (47.4) | 82 (17.1) | 47 (9.8) | |
| Genitourinary | 162 (8.6) | 41 (25.3) | 84 (51.9) | 20 (12.3) | 17 (10.5) | |
| Gynecologic | 181 (9.6) | 68 (37.6) | 80 (44.2) | 22 (12.2) | 11 (6.1) | |
| Head and neck | 114 (6.1) | 40 (35.1) | 48 (42.1) | 15 (13.2) | 11 (9.6) | |
| Hematologic | 239 (12.7) | 79 (33.1) | 116 (48.5) | 34 (14.2) | 10 (4.2) | |
| Respiratory/thoracic | 150 (8.0) | 49 (32.7) | 61 (40.7) | 25 (16.7) | 15 (10.0) | |
| Other | 45 (2.4) | 13 (28.9) | 21 (46.7) | 7 (15.6) | 4 (8.9) | |
| Unknown | 246 (13.1) | 61 (24.8) | 124 (50.4) | 37 (15.0) | 24 (9.8) | |
| Deceased | 1166 (62.1) | 320 (27.4) | 558 (47.9) | 184 (15.8) | 104 (8.9) | 0.086 |
| Time to death (days) | 42 [18, 93] | 49 [24, 110] | 37 [16, 98] | 39 [18,82] | 42 [14, 81] | 0.023 |
| Total | 1877 (100) | 554 (29.5) | 879 (46.8) | 283 (15.1) | 161 (8.6) | |