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Baseline Characteristics of Prospective and Retrospective Samples |
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| Prospective |
Retrospective |
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| N |
115 |
83 |
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| Age |
Mean |
69.78 |
69.39 |
| < 60 (#) |
35 |
26 |
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| ≥ 60 |
80 |
57 |
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| Gender |
Male (#) |
43 |
31 |
| Female |
72 |
52 |
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| Race |
Non-white (#) |
10 |
8 |
| White |
105 |
75 |
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| Education |
< College (#) |
64 |
47 |
| College graduate |
51 |
36 |
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| Monthly Income |
< $2000 (#) |
39 |
24 |
| ≥ $2000 |
62 |
51 |
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| Missing |
14 |
8 |
|
| Referral source |
Other source (#) |
24 |
20 |
| Hospice |
91 |
63 |
|
| Cancer |
other dx (#) |
37 |
25 |
| cancer |
78 |
58 |
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| 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 |
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| Vital Status at analysis date |
Dead (#) |
105 |
83 |
| censored |
10 |
0 |
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Diehr et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2007 5:51 doi:10.1186/1477-7525-5-51 |
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