Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study cohort.
| Variable | Total Patients (% of Patients) |
|---|---|
| Age at Diagnosis | |
| <18 | 147 (5.2%) |
| 18–35 | 430 (15.1%) |
| 36–45 | 490 (17.2%) |
| 46–55 | 689 (24.2%) |
| 56–65 | 751 (26.4%) |
| >65 | 335 (11.8%) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 1418 (49.9%) |
| Female | 1424 (50.1%) |
| Enrollment time prior to index (years) | |
| Mean | 4.6 |
| Median | 3.5 |
| Range | 1.0–16.9 |
| Count ≤ 1.5 years | 348 (12.2%) |
| Count ≤ 2 years | 668 (23.5%) |
| Count ≤ 3 years | 1180 (41.5%) |
| Count > 3 years | 1662 (58.5%) |
| Region | |
| Rural | 729 (25.7%) |
| Urban | 2096 (73.8%) |
| Missing | 17 (0.6%) |
| Month of index diagnosis | |
| January | 265 (9.3%) |
| February | 266 (9.4%) |
| March | 260 (9.1%) |
| April | 241 (8.5%) |
| May | 247 (8.7%) |
| June | 231 (8.1%) |
| July | 227 (8.0%) |
| August | 219 (7.7%) |
| September | 227 (8.0%) |
| October | 214 (7.5%) |
| November | 223 (7.8%) |
| December | 222 (7.8%) |