concealed by independently generating or assigning the random allocation sequence to a researcher not involved in patient recruitment, interventions, and assessments. Between-arm baseline characteristics, accurate PA, DNR order issued, and LST preferences
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were the predisposing characteristics. Age at the time of diagnosis (67–74 years, ≥75 years), race/ethnicity (White, African American, Hispanic, and other), and marital status (married, divorced/separated, unmarried, and others) were identified from the
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comparisons, statistical significance was set at α=0.01. Results Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population are shown in Table 1 . Participants were aged 43 to 90 years, had a BMI of 19.1 to 38.9 kg/m 2 , and were predominantly married
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characteristics and procedure type were evaluated by chi-square test. A z test was used to test for differences in FP rates between the PET/CT and standard imaging group. In addition, a Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel (CMH) test was used to compare the FP rates between
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) and seriously impact the quality of life of both the patient and, indirectly, his partner (eg, fatigue, hot flashes, decreased libido, loss of masculine physical characteristics, depression). These side effects have been significant enough to explore
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-Meier analysis was used to estimate time-to-event curves and survival rates. Univariate Cox regression analyses were performed to assess for an association between clinical factors/laboratory values and overall survival (OS). Characteristics that showed a
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infusion. Adapted from Henderson PA, Hillman RS. Characteristics of iron dextran utilization in man. Blood 1969;34:369; with permission. Table 1 Total Dose Intravenous Iron Equations, Example Calculations, and Administration
Stefanie L. Thorsness, Azael Freites-Martinez, Michael A. Marchetti, Cristian Navarrete-Dechent, Mario E. Lacouture, and Emily S. Tonorezos
Cohort Characteristics The cohort included 946 (mean age, 40 years [SD, 13]) childhood and young adult cancer survivors with a history of RT; 50% were female (n=474) and 87% were white (n=820) ( Table 1 ). The median age at primary cancer diagnosis was 16
Daniel C. McFarland, Kelly M. Shaffer, Heather Polizzi, John Mascarenhas, Marina Kremyanskaya, Jimmie Holland, and Ronald Hoffman
demographic and medical characteristics among patients with MPNs. MPNs are represented by essential thrombocythemia (ET), polycythemia vera (PV), and myelofibrosis (MF), which all display variable but significant symptom burden. Across subtypes, patients
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operator characteristic curve. Statistical analyses were performed using SAS software (version 9.2). Tests were 2-sided using a 0.05 level of significance. Kaplan-Meier plots were generated using R, version 2.10.1. Results The median follow-up was
