Table 2 Baseline Characteristics of Prospective and Retrospective Samples
Prospective | Retrospective | ||
|---|---|---|---|
N | 115 | 83 | |
Age | Mean | 69.78 | 69.39 |
< 60 (#) | 35 | 26 | |
≥ 60 | 80 | 57 | |
Gender | Male (#) | 43 | 31 |
Female | 72 | 52 | |
Race | Non-white (#) | 10 | 8 |
White | 105 | 75 | |
Education | < College (#) | 64 | 47 |
College graduate | 51 | 36 | |
Monthly Income | < $2000 (#) | 39 | 24 |
≥ $2000 | 62 | 51 | |
Missing | 14 | 8 | |
Referral source | Other source (#) | 24 | 20 |
Hospice | 91 | 63 | |
Cancer | other dx (#) | 37 | 25 |
cancer | 78 | 58 | |
Baseline Health (0–10, high best) | Mean | 5.72 | 5.53 |
PAIN Baseline (0–6, low best) | Mean | 2.35 | 2.29 |
QOL Baseline (0–10, high best) | Mean | 6.23 | 6.16 |
Proportion ≥ 7 | .56 | .55 | |
Vital Status at analysis date | Dead (#) | 105 | 83 |
censored | 10 | 0 |