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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients and caregivers undergoing stem cell transplantation

From: More often than not, we’re in sync: patient and caregiver well-being over time in stem cell transplantation

 

Caregiversa

 

Patientsc

 
 

No. (%) of sample

 

No. (%) of sample

 
 

\({\overline{\text{X}}}\)

eTAU

PEPRR

 

\({\overline{\text{X}}}\)

eTAU

PEPRR

 

Characteristics

(n = 154)

(n = 80)

(n = 74)

Significanceb

(n = 154)

(n = 80)

(n = 74)

Significanced

Age, mean (CI), y

54.0 (51.9, 56.2)

54.6 (51.9, 57.4)

53.4 (50.0, 56.8)

p = 0.56

53.2 (50.9, 55.5)

54.3 (51.1, 57.5)

52.1 (48.6, 55.5)

p = 0.35

Sex, number (%)

        

Female

123 (79.9)

66 (82.5)

57 (77.0)

 

55 (35.7)

28 (35.0)

27 (36.5)

 

Male

31 (20.1)

14 (17.5)

17 (23.0)

p = 0.42

99 (64.3)

52 (65.0)

47 (63.5)

p = 0.85

Race, number (%)

        

White

128 (83.1)

67 (83.8)

61 (82.4)

 

123 (79.9)

59 (73.8)

64 (86.5)

 

Other

   

p = 0.68

   

p = 0.69

American Indian or Alaska Native

1 (0.6)

1 (1.3)

-

 

2 (1.3)

2 (2.5)

-

 

Black or African-American

2 (1.3)

-

2 (2.7)

 

1 (0.6)

-

1 (1.4)

 

More than one race

6 (3.9)

3 (3.8)

3 (4.1)

 

4 (2.6)

3 (3.8)

1 (1.4)

 

Another group not listed

6 (3.9)

3 (3.8)

3 (4.1)

 

6 (3.9)

2 (2.5)

4 (5.4)

 

Ethnicity, number (%)

        

Hispanic or Latino

14 (9.1)

8 (10.0)

6 (8.1)

 

12 (7.8)

8 (10.0)

4 (5.4)

 

Non-Hispanic or Latino

127 (82.5)

63 (78.8)

64 (86.5)

p = 0.59

118 (76.6)

55 (68.8)

63 (85.1)

p = 0.23e

Education

        

College graduate or above

74 (48.1)

35 (43.8)

39 (52.7)

p = 0.46

74 (48.1)

38 (47.5)

36 (48.6)

p = 0.61

Annual income, $ (%)

        

< 25,000

49 (31.8)

29 (36.3)

20 (27.0)

 

43 (27.9)

20 (25.0)

23 (31.1)

 

25,000–44,999

27 (17.5)

14 (17.5)

13 (17.6)

 

28 (18.2)

17 (21.3)

11 (14.9)

 

45,000–64,999

30 (19.5)

12 (15.0)

18 (24.3)

 

19 (12.3)

9 (11.3)

10 (13.5)

 

> 65,000

29 (18.8)

13 (16.3)

16 (21.6)

p = 0.36

30 (19.5)

14 (17.5)

16 (21.6)

p = 0.64

Relationship, number (%)

        

Spouse/partner

100 (64.9)

53 (66.3)

47 (63.5)

     

Parent

20 (13.0)

11 (13.8)

9 (12.2)

     

Other

29 (18.8)

11 (13.8)

18 (24.3)

p = 0.33

    

Patient Diagnosisf, number (%)

        

Leukemia

    

93 (60.4)

50 (62.5)

43 (58.1)

 

Lymphoma

    

20 (13.0)

11 (13.8)

9 (12.2)

 

MDS/MPS

    

35 (22.7)

16 (20.0)

19 (25.7)

 

Other (MM, SAA)

    

6 (3.9)

3 (3.8)

3 (4.1)

p = 0.51g

  1. aCaregiver information was not available for eTAU for the following variables: race (n = 6), ethnicity (n = 9), education (n = 5), annual income (n = 12), and relationship (n = 5). PEPRR for the following variables: race (n = 5), ethnicity (n = 4), and annual income (n = 7)
  2. bSignificance from independent t-test or Pearson's Chi-square test as appropriate
  3. cPatient information was not available for eTAU for the following variables: race (n = 14), ethnicity (n = 17), education (n = 11), and annual income (n = 20). PEPRR for the following variables: race (n = 4), ethnicity (n = 7), education (n = 3), and annual income (n = 14)
  4. dSignificance from independent t-test or Pearson's Chi-square test as appropriate
  5. eSignificance from Fisher's Exact Test
  6. fMDS, myelodysplastic syndrome; MPS, myeloproliferative syndrome; MM, multiple myeloma; SAA, severe aplastic anemia
  7. gSignificance from Mann Whitney U Test
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