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Table 1 Patient baseline characteristics

From: Loneliness, immunological recovery patterns, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes in patients receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

 

Autologous transplant (N = 127)

Allogeneic transplant (N = 78)

All patients (N = 205)

Variable

N

Median (minimum, maximum) or No. (%) of patients

N

Median (minimum, maximum) or No. (%) of patients

N

Median (minimum, maximum) or No. (%) of patients

Age at transplant (years)

127

60 (22, 80)

78

59 (22, 74)

205

60 (22, 80)

Sex (Male)

127

68 (53.5%)

78

39 (50.0%)

205

107 (52.2%)

Ethnicity (Hispanic/Latino)

126

6 (4.8%)

78

5 (6.4%)

204

11 (5.4%)

Race (non-White)

125

21 (16.8%)

78

5 (6.4%)

204

26 (12.8%)

Marital status

127

 

78

 

205

 

 Never married

 

7 (5.5%)

 

5 (6.4%)

 

12 (5.9%)

 Currently married

 

96 (75.6%)

 

55 (70.5%)

 

151 (73.7%)

 Separated

 

3 (2.4%)

 

1 (1.3%)

 

4 (2.0%)

 Divorced

 

15 (11.8%)

 

8 (10.3%)

 

23 (11.2%)

 Widowed

 

2 (1.6%)

 

5 (6.4%)

 

7 (3.4%)

 Cohabitating with significant other

 

4 (3.1%)

 

4 (5.1%)

 

8 (3.9%)

Level of school completed

127

 

77

 

204

 

 Some HS or less

 

7 (5.5%)

 

5 (6.5%)

 

12 (5.9%)

 High school grad/GED

 

28 (22.0%)

 

15 (19.5%)

 

43 (21.1%)

 Some college, associate’s or technical/VOC school

 

32 (25.2%)

 

26 (33.8%)

 

58 (28.4%)

 College graduate

 

37 (29.1%)

 

24 (31.2%)

 

61 (29.9%)

 Graduate school

 

23 (18.1%)

 

7 (9.1%)

 

30 (14.7%)

Current employment status

127

 

78

 

205

 

 Full-time

 

38 (29.9%)

 

29 (37.2%)

 

67 (32.7%)

 Part-time

 

7 (5.5%)

 

6 (7.7%)

 

13 (6.3%)

 On leave with pay

 

12 (9.4%)

 

10 (12.8%)

 

22 (10.7%)

 On leave without pay

 

4 (3.1%)

 

6 (7.7%)

 

10 (4.9%)

 Disabled

 

20 (15.7%)

 

5 (6.4%)

 

25 (12.2%)

 Unemployed

 

3 (2.4%)

 

2 (2.6%)

 

5 (2.4%)

 Retired

 

39 (30.7%)

 

16 (20.5%)

 

55 (26.8%)

 Homemaker

 

3 (2.4%)

 

2 (2.6%)

 

5 (2.4%)

 Student

 

1 (0.8%)

 

2 (2.6%)

 

3 (1.5%)

Approximate annual household gross income

122

 

76

 

198

 

 Less than $20,000

 

9 (7.4%)

 

5 (6.6%)

 

14 (7.1%)

 $20,000-$39,999

 

19 (15.6%)

 

9 (11.8%)

 

28 (14.1%)

 $40,000-$59,999

 

18 (14.8%)

 

11 (14.5%)

 

29 (14.6%)

 $60,000-$79,999

 

22 (18.0%)

 

17 (22.4%)

 

39 (19.7%)

 $80,000-$99,999

 

22 (18.0%)

 

12 (15.8%)

 

34 (17.2%)

 $100,000 or more

 

32 (26.2%)

 

22 (28.9%)

 

54 (27.3%)

Smoking history

127

 

77

 

204

 

 Never smoked

 

69 (54.3%)

 

42 (54.5%)

 

111 (54.4%)

 Past smoker

 

53 (41.7%)

 

31 (40.3%)

 

84 (41.2%)

 Current smoker

 

5 (3.9%)

 

4 (5.2%)

 

9 (4.4%)

Illicit drug use

      

 Any illicit drug use

127

7 (5.5%)

78

6 (7.7%)

205

13 (6.3%)

 Marijuana

127

7 (5.5%)

78

5 (6.4%)

205

12 (5.9%)

 Prescription drugs

127

0 (0.0%)

78

1 (1.3%)

205

1 (0.5%)

Primary disease type

127

 

78

 

205

 

 ALL

 

0 (0.0%)

 

12 (15.4%)

 

12 (5.9%)

 AML

 

0 (0.0%)

 

25 (32.1%)

 

25 (12.2%)

 Other acute leukemia

 

0 (0.0%)

 

2 (2.6%)

 

2 (1.0%)

 CML

 

0 (0.0%)

 

5 (6.4%)

 

5 (2.4%)

 MDS/MPD

 

0 (0.0%)

 

22 (28.2%)

 

22 (10.7%)

 Hodgkin’s disease

 

8 (6.3%)

 

4 (5.1%)

 

12 (5.9%)

 NHL

 

27 (21.3%)

 

3 (3.8%)

 

30 (14.6%)

 PCD

 

89 (70.1%)

 

1 (1.3%)

 

90 (43.9%)

 Aplastic anemia

 

0 (0.0%)

 

1 (1.3%)

 

1 (0.5%)

 CLL

 

1 (0.8%)

 

1 (1.3%)

 

2 (1.0%)

 Other

 

2 (1.6%)

 

2 (2.6%)

 

4 (2.0%)

Type of induction chemotherapy

127

 

77

 

204

 

 BuCy

 

0 (0.0%)

 

11 (14.3%)

 

11 (5.4%)

 CyTBI

 

0 (0.0%)

 

5 (6.5%)

 

5 (2.5%)

 FluBu

 

0 (0.0%)

 

49 (63.6%)

 

49 (24.0%)

 FluMel

 

0 (0.0%)

 

3 (3.9%)

 

3 (1.5%)

 Mel

 

90 (70.9%)

 

0 (0.0%)

 

90 (44.1%)

 BEAM

 

37 (29.1%)

 

1 (1.3%)

 

38 (18.6%)

 FluCyTBI

 

0 (0.0%)

 

4 (5.2%)

 

4 (2.0%)

 Other

 

0 (0.0%)

 

4 (5.2%)

 

4 (2.0%)

How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?

126

 

78

 

204

 

 Never

 

62 (49.2%)

 

34 (43.6%)

 

96 (47.1%)

 Monthly or less

 

34 (27.0%)

 

24 (30.8%)

 

58 (28.4%)

 2 to 4 times a month

 

14 (11.1%)

 

14 (17.9%)

 

28 (13.7%)

 2 to 3 times a week

 

9 (7.1%)

 

4 (5.1%)

 

13 (6.4%)

 4 or more times a week

 

7 (5.6%)

 

2 (2.6%)

 

9 (4.4%)

BMI

123

28.8 (0.0, 55.6)

77

28.1 (18.9, 47.0)

200

28.5 (0.0, 55.6)

ANC

115

3.3 (0.6, 68.9)

68

2.1 (0.1, 35.8)

183

2.8 (0.1, 68.9)

ALC

115

1.0 (0.1, 5.6)

68

0.9 (0.1, 6.5)

183

0.9 (0.1, 6.5)

AMC

115

0.6 (0.1, 4.7)

68

0.4 (0.0, 2.5)

183

0.5 (0.0, 4.7)

ANC/AMC

115

5.7 (1.4, 144.0)

68

6.0 (0.6, 88.3)

183

5.8 (0.6, 144.0)

ANC/ALC

115

3.4 (0.8, 175.8)

68

2.5 (0.1, 27.8)

183

3.0 (0.1, 175.8)

UCLA loneliness total score

116

26 (20, 61)

67

30 (20, 57)

183

28 (20, 61)