Table 2.

Participants’ demographic and clinical characteristics (N = 12).

Variable	Statistic
Age, years; M (SD) range	66 (7) 53–77
Male gender; n (%)	6 (50)
Race; n (%)
White	10 (83)
Black/African American	2 (17)
Non-Hispanic; n (%)	11 (92)
Highest education completed; n (%)
Partial college or specialized training	7 (58)
College or university	4 (33)
Graduate degree	1 (8)
Annual household income; n (%)
USD20,000–USD39,999	2 (17)
USD40,000–USD59,999	1 (8)
USD60,000–USD100,000	3 (25)
>USD100,000	3 (25)
Prefer not to report	3 (25)
Cancer diagnosis; n (%)
Multiple myeloma	7 (58)
Mantle cell lymphoma	3 (25)
Chronic lymphoid leukemia	1 (8)
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma	1 (8)
Hospital length of stay, days; M (SD) range	10 (7) 6–32
Charlson Comorbidity Index; M (SD) range	3 (1) 2–6

Note: Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding. The following variables had missing data: ethnicity (n = 1 missing), Charlson Comorbidity Index (n = 1 missing). Abbreviations: M, mean; n, frequency; SD, standard deviation.