Table 2 |
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Patient demographics (N = 189) |
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|
Age, y, mean (SD) |
59.9 (13.4) |
|
Sex |
|
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Male |
51 (27%) |
|
Female |
138 (73%) |
|
Ethnicity |
|
|
White |
157 (83.5%) |
|
Hispanic |
8 (4%) |
|
Black |
19 (10.1%) |
|
Asian or Pacific Island |
1 (0.5%) |
|
Native American or Alaska Native |
1 (0.5%) |
|
Other |
2 (1.1%) |
|
Marital status |
|
|
Single |
22 (11.6%) |
|
Separated |
1 (0.5%) |
|
Divorced |
20 (10.6%) |
|
Widowed |
23 (12.2%) |
|
Remarried |
1 (0.5%) |
|
Married |
122 (64.5%) |
|
Work status |
|
|
Currently working |
67 (35.6%) |
|
Unemployed, looking for work |
5 (2.7%) |
|
Homemaker |
28 (14.9%) |
|
Retired |
87 (46.3%) |
|
Student |
1 (0.5%) |
|
Education |
|
|
Less than high school |
2 (1%) |
|
Some high school |
22 (11.6%) |
|
High school diploma |
53 (28%) |
|
Some college |
62 (32.8%) |
|
College degree |
29 (15%) |
|
Some graduate school |
5 (2.6%) |
|
Graduate degree |
16 (8.5%) |
|
Annual household income, US$ |
|
|
<15,000 |
27 (14.3%) |
|
15,000–30,000 |
35 (18.5%) |
|
30,000–50,000 |
39 (21%) |
|
50,000–75,000 |
24 (13%) |
|
75,000–100,000 |
15 (7.9%) |
|
100,000–150,000 |
9 (5%) |
|
>150,000 |
10 (5.3%) |
|
Prefer not to say |
30 (15.9%) |
|
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Fortner et al. BMC Cancer 2004 4:22 doi:10.1186/1471-2407-4-22 |
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