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

Diehr et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2007 5:51   doi:10.1186/1477-7525-5-51