Table 2.

Characteristics of the study participants according to cGVHD status




No cGVHD, no. (%)

P, none vs resolved

Resolved cGVHD, no. (%)

P, none vs active

Active cGVHD, no. (%)

P, resolved vs active
Sex   .01    .02    .99  
   Female   140 (51.7)    67 (39.6)    57 (39.6)   
   Male   131 (48.3)    102 (60.4)    87 (60.4)   
Race/ethnicity   .63    .68    .45  
   White   206 (76.0)    130 (76.9)    113 (78.5)   
   Hispanic   42 (15.5)    18 (10.7)    19 (13.2)   
   Other   23 (8.5)    21 (12.4)    12 (8.3)   
Institution   .25    < .001    < .001  
   COH   134 (49.4)    74 (43.8)    96 (66.7)   
   UMN   137 (50.6)    95 (56.2)    48 (33.3)   
Age at transplantation*   < .001    < .001    .01  
   Younger than 21 y   93 (34.3)    27 (16.0)    14 (9.7)   
   21-45 y   152 (56.1)    118 (69.8)    96 (66.7)   
   Older than 45 y   26 (9.6)    24 (14.2)    34 (23.6)   
Age at interview   .06    < .001    .12  
   18-45 y   192 (70.8)    105 (62.1)    77 (53.5)   
   Older than 45 y   79 (29.2)    64 (37.9)    67 (46.5)   
Time since transplantation§   .12    < .001    < .001  
   2-5 y   78 (28.8)    52 (30.8)    79 (54.9)   
   6-10 y   69 (25.5)    58 (34.3)    42 (29.2)   
   11-28 y   124 (45.8)    59 (34.9)    23 (16.0)   
Year of transplantation   .002    < .001    .001  
   1975-1984   71 (26.2)    16 (9.5)    7 (4.9)   
   1985-1994   122 (45.0)    97 (57.4)    64 (44.4)   
   1995-1999   78 (28.8)    56 (33.1)    73 (50.7)   
Diagnosis   .07    .003    .24  
   Aplastic anemia   31 (11.4)    15 (8.9)    10 (6.9)   
   Acute leukemia   128 (47.2)    70 (41.4)    50 (34.7)   
   Lymphoma   16 (5.9)    11 (6.5)    17 (11.8)   
   Immune disorder   3 (1.1)    1 (0.6)    0 (0.0)   
   Chronic leukemia   91 (33.6)    72 (42.6)    67 (46.5)   
   Other   2 (0.7)    0 (0.0)    0 (0.0)   
Stem cell source   .99    .009    .02  
   Bone marrow   257 (94.8)    161 (95.3)    128 (88.9)   
   Cord blood   4 (1.5)    1 (0.6)    0 (0.0)   
   Peripheral blood stem cells   10 (3.7)    7 (4.1)    16 (11.1)   
Donor type   < .001    < .001    .14  
   Related   244 (90.0)    132 (78.1)    102 (70.8)   
   Unrelated   27 (10.0)    37 (21.9)    42 (29.2)   
Conditioning regimen   .02    .06    .71  
   Chemotherapy   35 (12.9)    10 (5.9)    10 (6.9)   
   Radiation and chemotherapy   236 (87.1)    159 (94.1)    134 (93.1)   
Education   .83    .39    .53  
   Did not graduate from high school   19 (7.0)    11 (6.5)    7 (4.9)   
   High school graduate   252 (93.0)    158 (93.5)    137 (95.1)   
Insurance   .77    .19    .14  
   Insured at time of interview   246 (90.8)    152 (89.9)    136 (94.4)   
   Uninsured at time of interview   25 (9.2)    17 (10.1)    8 (5.6)   
Annual household income   .66    .68    .45  
   Less than $20 000   41 (15.1)    23 (13.6)    24 (16.7)   
   Greater than $20 000
 
230 (84.9)
 

 
146 (86.4)
 

 
120 (83.3)
 

 



No cGVHD, no. (%)

P, none vs resolved

Resolved cGVHD, no. (%)

P, none vs active

Active cGVHD, no. (%)

P, resolved vs active
Sex   .01    .02    .99  
   Female   140 (51.7)    67 (39.6)    57 (39.6)   
   Male   131 (48.3)    102 (60.4)    87 (60.4)   
Race/ethnicity   .63    .68    .45  
   White   206 (76.0)    130 (76.9)    113 (78.5)   
   Hispanic   42 (15.5)    18 (10.7)    19 (13.2)   
   Other   23 (8.5)    21 (12.4)    12 (8.3)   
Institution   .25    < .001    < .001  
   COH   134 (49.4)    74 (43.8)    96 (66.7)   
   UMN   137 (50.6)    95 (56.2)    48 (33.3)   
Age at transplantation*   < .001    < .001    .01  
   Younger than 21 y   93 (34.3)    27 (16.0)    14 (9.7)   
   21-45 y   152 (56.1)    118 (69.8)    96 (66.7)   
   Older than 45 y   26 (9.6)    24 (14.2)    34 (23.6)   
Age at interview   .06    < .001    .12  
   18-45 y   192 (70.8)    105 (62.1)    77 (53.5)   
   Older than 45 y   79 (29.2)    64 (37.9)    67 (46.5)   
Time since transplantation§   .12    < .001    < .001  
   2-5 y   78 (28.8)    52 (30.8)    79 (54.9)   
   6-10 y   69 (25.5)    58 (34.3)    42 (29.2)   
   11-28 y   124 (45.8)    59 (34.9)    23 (16.0)   
Year of transplantation   .002    < .001    .001  
   1975-1984   71 (26.2)    16 (9.5)    7 (4.9)   
   1985-1994   122 (45.0)    97 (57.4)    64 (44.4)   
   1995-1999   78 (28.8)    56 (33.1)    73 (50.7)   
Diagnosis   .07    .003    .24  
   Aplastic anemia   31 (11.4)    15 (8.9)    10 (6.9)   
   Acute leukemia   128 (47.2)    70 (41.4)    50 (34.7)   
   Lymphoma   16 (5.9)    11 (6.5)    17 (11.8)   
   Immune disorder   3 (1.1)    1 (0.6)    0 (0.0)   
   Chronic leukemia   91 (33.6)    72 (42.6)    67 (46.5)   
   Other   2 (0.7)    0 (0.0)    0 (0.0)   
Stem cell source   .99    .009    .02  
   Bone marrow   257 (94.8)    161 (95.3)    128 (88.9)   
   Cord blood   4 (1.5)    1 (0.6)    0 (0.0)   
   Peripheral blood stem cells   10 (3.7)    7 (4.1)    16 (11.1)   
Donor type   < .001    < .001    .14  
   Related   244 (90.0)    132 (78.1)    102 (70.8)   
   Unrelated   27 (10.0)    37 (21.9)    42 (29.2)   
Conditioning regimen   .02    .06    .71  
   Chemotherapy   35 (12.9)    10 (5.9)    10 (6.9)   
   Radiation and chemotherapy   236 (87.1)    159 (94.1)    134 (93.1)   
Education   .83    .39    .53  
   Did not graduate from high school   19 (7.0)    11 (6.5)    7 (4.9)   
   High school graduate   252 (93.0)    158 (93.5)    137 (95.1)   
Insurance   .77    .19    .14  
   Insured at time of interview   246 (90.8)    152 (89.9)    136 (94.4)   
   Uninsured at time of interview   25 (9.2)    17 (10.1)    8 (5.6)   
Annual household income   .66    .68    .45  
   Less than $20 000   41 (15.1)    23 (13.6)    24 (16.7)   
   Greater than $20 000
 
230 (84.9)
 

 
146 (86.4)
 

 
120 (83.3)
 

 

For no cGVHD, n = 271; for resolved cGVHD, n = 169; and for active cGVHD, n = 144

Abbreviations are defined in Table 1 

*

Mean = 31.0 y, SD = 12.8 y

Mean = 40.4 y, SD = 10.7 y

Mean = 9.6 y, SD = 6.0 y

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