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Table 1 Patient Demographics

From: Navigating a newly diagnosed cancer through clinician-facilitated discussions of health-related patient values: a qualitative analysis

Baseline Characteristics

GI Cancer (N = 49 Patients)

MDS (N = 18 Patients)

Age (mean age in years, range)

61 (35–87)

68 (34–88)

Gender

 Male

32 (65%)

11 (61%)

 Female

17 (35%)

7 (39%)

Malignancy Type (GI Only)

 Colorectal (or Small Bowel)

22 (45%)

 

 Pancreatic

16 (33%)

 

 Biliary (Gallbladder or Bile Duct)

5 (10%)

 

 Gastroesophageal

5 (10%)

 

 Peritoneal

1 (2%)

 

Stage (GI Only)

 I

1 (2%)

 

 II

4 (8%)

 

 III

19 (39%)

 

 IV

25 (51%)

 

Race

 White

38 (78%)

15 (83%)

 Asian

6 (12%)

0 (0%)

 Black/African American

3 (6%)

2 (11%)

 Other

2 (4%)

1 (6%)

Ethnicity

 Hispanic/Latinx

4 (8%)

2 (11%)

 Non-Hispanic/Non-Latinx

44 (90%)

15 (83%)

 Unknown

1 (2%)

1 (6%)

Marital status

 Married

30 (61%)

11 (61%)

 Single

12 (25%)

4 (22%)

 Divorced

4 (8%)

2 (11%)

 Widowed

3 (6%)

1 (6%)

Religion

 Roman Catholic

17 (35%)

3 (17%)

 None

14 (29%)

3 (17%)

 Other Christian

11 (22%)

7 (39%)

 Jewish

4 (8%)

5 (27%)

 Muslim

1 (2%)

0 (0%)

 Hindu

1 (2%)

0 (0%)

 Unknown

1 (2%)

0 (0%)

Vital Status*

 Alive

23 (47%)

7 (39%)

 Deceased

26 (53%)

11 (61%)

  1. *As of 2/19/2021