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Table 7 Comparison of survey responders and non-responders

From: The relationship between comorbidity medication adherence and health related quality of life among patients with cancer

Demographic Characteristics

Overall N = 7435

Non-responders n = 5538 (75.2%)

Responders n = 1847 (25.8%)

P value

Cancer type, n(%)

 Breast cancer

2425 (32.6)

1725 (30.9)

700 (37.9)

< 0.001

 Colorectal cancer

2109 (28.4)

1585 (28.4)

524 (28.4)

 

 Lung cancer

2901 (39)

2278 (40.8)

623 (33.7)

 

 Age, years (Mean, SD)

68.6+/−9.46

68.3+/−9.67

69.7+/−8.63

< 0.001

 Gender (1 = female)

4768 (64.1)

3534 (63.2)

1234 (66.8)

0.006

Race/Ethnicity (Medicare only)

 White

5264 (82.3)

3885 (81.4)

1379 (84.9)

0.006

 Black

918 (14.4)

717 (15)

201 (12.4)

.

 Other

213 (3.3)

169 (3.5)

44 (2.7)

.

Geographic Region

 Northeast

108 (1.5)

79 (1.4)

29 (1.6)

0.326

 Midwest

1759 (23.7)

1306 (23.4)

453 (24.5)

 

 South

5033 (67.7)

3813 (68.2)

1220 (66.1)

 

 West

535 (7.2)

390 (7)

145 (7.9)

 

Plan Type = Medicare Advantage (vs. Commercial)

6380 (85.8)

4761 (85.2)

1619 (87.7)

0.009

Dual Eligible

937 (14.7)

745 (15.6)

192 (11.8)

< 0.001

Clinical Characteristics

 Comorbidity Index

7.66+/−3.24

7.66+/−3.28

7.68+/−3.13

0.834

Comorbid conditions (pre-index)

 Anemia

2302 (31)

1755 (31.4)

547 (29.6)

0.149

 Anxiety

1294 (17.4)

1008 (18)

286 (15.5)

0.012

 Autoimmune disorders

590 (7.9)

445 (8.0)

145 (7.9)

0.876

 Ischemia

1616 (21.7)

1230 (22)

386 (20.9)

0.315

 Cardiac diseases

29 (0.4)

24 (0.4)

5 (0.3)

0.343

 Cerebrovascular diseases

864 (11.6)

675 (12.1)

189 (10.2)

0.032

 Depression

1079 (14.5)

843 (15.1)

236 (12.8)

0.015

 Hypertension

5023 (67.6)

3770 (67.5)

1253 (67.8)

0.766

 Liver diseases

38 (0.5)

28 (0.5)

10 (0.5)

0.833

 Pulmonary disease

229 (3.1)

169 (3)

60 (3.2)

0.629

 Renal disease including ESRD

1264 (17)

958 (17.1)

306 (16.6)

0.568

 Rheumatoid arthritis

214 (2.9)

166 (3)

48 (2.6)

0.407

 Diabetes Mellitus

2210 (29.7)

1708 (30.6)

502 (27.2)

0.006

 Pneumonia

859 (11.6)

670 (12.0)

189 (10.2)

0.041

 Osteoporosis

577 (7.8)

430 (7.7)

147 (8.0)

0.713