From: Proxy and patient reports of health-related quality of life in a national cancer survey
Characteristic | Overall N (%) | Proxy-Reported N (%) | Patient-Reported N(%) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Respondent type | ||||
 Proxy | 1011 (15.6) | 1011 (100) | 5460 (100) | N/A |
 Patient | 5460 (84.4) |  |  |  |
Patient cancer type | ||||
 Colorectal cancer | 2907 (44.9) | 485 (48.0) | 2422 (44.4) | 0.0339 |
 Lung cancer | 3564 (55.1) | 526 (52.0) | 3038 (55.6) |  |
Patient disease stage/curabilitya | ||||
 Incurable | 2089 (32.3) | 410 (40.6) | 1679 (30.8) | <0.0001 |
 Potentially curable | 4382 (67.7) | 601 (59.5) | 3781 (69.3) |  |
CanCORS site | ||||
 1 | 933 (14.4) | 65 (6.4) | 868 (15.9) | <0.0001 |
 2 | 1345 (20.8) | 206 (20.4) | 1139 (20.9) |  |
 3 | 857 (13.2) | 238 (23.5) | 619 (11.3) |  |
 4 | 1359 (21.0) | 209 (20.7) | 1150 (21.1) |  |
 5 | 567 (8.8) | 75 (7.4) | 492 (9.0) |  |
 6 | 755 (11.7) | 124 (12.3) | 631 (11.6) |  |
 7 | 655 (10.1) | 94 (9.3) | 561 (10.3) |  |
Patient gender | ||||
 Male | 3590 (55.5) | 680 (67.3) | 2910 (53.3) | <0.0001 |
 Female | 2881 (44.5) | 331 (32.7) | 2550 (46.7) |  |
Patient marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Married/partnered | 4003 (61.9) | 643 (63.6) | 3360 (61.5) | 0.1890 |
 Single/divorced/widowed/never married/separated | 2433 (37.6) | 361 (35.7) | 2072 (38.0) |  |
 Missing (blank/refused/unknown) | 35 (0.5) | 7 (0.7) | 28 (0.5) |  |
Patient race/ethnicity | ||||
 White | 4400 (68.0) | 599 (59.3) | 3801 (69.6) | <0.0001 |
 Hispanic | 479 (7.4) | 108 (10.7) | 371 (6.8) |  |
 Black | 886 (13.7) | 160 (15.8) | 726 (13.3) |  |
 Asian (including Native Hawaiian) | 370 (5.7) | 97 (9.6) | 273 (5.0) |  |
 Other (including Native American, multiracial) | 322 (5.0) | 44 (4.4) | 278 (5.1) |  |
 Missing (unknown) | 14 (0.2) | 3 (0.3) | 11 (0.2) |  |
Patient age | ||||
  < =59 years old | 1980 (30.6) | 131 (13.0) | 1849 (33.9) | <0.0001 |
 60–69 years old | 1827 (28.2) | 237 (23.4) | 1590 (29.1) |  |
 70–79 years old | 1771 (27.4) | 330 (32.6) | 1441 (26.4) |  |
 80+ years old | 893 (13.8) | 313 (31.0) | 580 (10.6) |  |
Patient educational attainment | ||||
  < High school (<12th grade completed) | 1331 (20.6) | 410 (40.6) | 921 (16.9) | <0.0001 |
 High school/vocational/some college (<4 years) | 3603 (55.7) | 445 (44.0) | 3158 (57.8) |  |
 College (4 years or degree)/postgraduate | 1464 (22.6) | 120 (11.9) | 1344 (24.6) |  |
 Missing (blank/refused/unknown/not applicable) | 73 (1.1) | 36 (3.6) | 37 (0.7) |  |
Patient hospitalization in prior year | ||||
 No | 5035 (77.8) | 723 (71.5) | 4312 (79.0) | <0.0001 |
 Yes | 1348 (20.8) | 263 (26.0) | 1085 (19.9) |  |
 Missing (blank/refused/unknown/not applicable) | 88 (1.4) | 25 (2.5) | 63 (1.2) |  |
History of arterial bypass | ||||
 No | 6106 (94.4) | 929 (91.9) | 5177 (94.8) | 0.0049 |
 Yes | 280 (4.3) | 60 (5.9) | 220 (4.0) |  |
 Missing (blank/refused/unknown/not applicable) | 85 (1.3) | 22 (2.2) | 63 (1.2) |  |
History of coronary artery disease (heart attack and/or bypass) | ||||
 No | 5314 (82.1) | 772 (76.4) | 4542 (83.2) | <0.0001 |
 Yes | 1096 (16.9) | 228 (22.6) | 868 (15.9) |  |
 Missing (blank/refused/unknown/not applicable) | 61 (0.9) | 11 (1.1) | 50 (0.9) |  |
History of heart failure | ||||
 No | 5955 (92.0) | 875 (86.6) | 5080 (93.0) | <0.0001 |
 Yes | 408 (6.3) | 112 (11.1) | 296 (5.4) |  |
 Missing (blank/refused/unknown/not applicable) | 108 (1.7) | 24 (2.4) | 84 (1.5) |  |
History of stroke | ||||
 No | 5754 (88.9) | 816 (80.7) | 4938 (90.4) | <0.0001 |
 Yes | 628 (9.7) | 176 (17.4) | 452 (8.3) |  |
 Missing (blank/refused/unknown/not applicable) | 89 (1.4) | 19 (1.9) | 70 (1.3) |  |
Chronic lung disease | ||||
 No | 4906 (75.8) | 723 (71.5) | 4183 (76.6) | 0.0039 |
 Yes | 1451 (22.4) | 259 (25.6) | 1192 (21.8) |  |
 Missing (blank/refused/unknown/not applicable) | 114 (1.8) | 29 (2.9) | 85 (1.6) |  |
Diabetes | ||||
 No | 5225 (80.7) | 772 (76.4) | 4453 (81.6) | 0.0004 |
 Yes | 1170 (18.1) | 221 (21.9) | 949 (17.4) |  |
 Missing (blank/refused/unknown/not applicable) | 76 (1.2) | 18 (1.8) | 58 (1.1) |  |
History of kidney problems | ||||
 No | 5727 (88.5) | 879 (86.9) | 4848 (88.8) | 0.2488 |
 Yes | 650 (10.0) | 111 (11.0) | 539 (9.9) |  |
Missing (blank/refused/unknown/not applicable) | 94 (1.5) | 21 (2.1) | 73 (1.3) | Â |
History of depression/psychological problems | ||||
 No | 4964 (76.7) | 749 (74.1) | 4215 (77.2) | 0.1117 |
 Yes | 1421 (22.0) | 239 (23.6) | 1182 (21.7) |  |
 Missing (blank/refused/unknown/not applicable) | 86 (1.3) | 23 (2.3) | 63 (1.2) |  |
History of previous cancer | ||||
 No | 5158 (79.7) | 785 (77.7) | 4373 (80.1) | 0.1068 |
 Yes | 1236 (19.1) | 211 (20.9) | 1025 (18.8) |  |
 Missing (blank/refused/unknown/not applicable) | 77 (1.2) | 15 (1.5) | 62 (1.1) |  |