Table 2.

Characteristics of Black breast cancer survivors by pre-diagnosis physical activity, Southern Community Cohort Study^a

	Total PA (MET-hours/day)
	<9.91		9.91–<17.2		17.2–27.29		≥27.29
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Education
<High school	84	35.2	68	29.7	68	28.0	41	17.2
High school	78	32.6	75	32.8	74	30.5	86	36.1
Some college	51	21.3	52	22.7	63	25.9	78	32.8
≥College degree	26	10.9	34	14.9	38	15.6	33	13.9b
Income
<$15,000	165	69.9	136	59.7	136	56.2	110	47.0
$15,000-<$25,000	43	18.2	43	18.9	58	24.0	62	26.5
≥$25,000	28	11.9	49	21.5	48	19.8	62	26.5b
Menopausal Status
Premenopausal	11	4.9	12	5.7	8	3.5	15	6.9
Postmenopausal	212	95.1	199	94.3	219	96.5	203	93.1
SEER Summary Stage
Local	116	51.1	125	56.6	125	54.8	128	56.9
Regional	96	42.3	88	39.8	85	37.3	86	38.2
Distant	15	6.6	8	3.6	18	7.9	11	4.9
ER/PR
ER+/PR+	105	51.2	107	52.5	118	58.1	120	56.6
ER+/PR− or ER−/PR+	29	14.2	37	18.1	38	18.7	23	10.9
ER−/PR−	71	34.6	60	29.4	47	23.2	69	32.6
Surgery
None	29	12.6	24	10.9	27	11.3	17	7.4
Lumpectomy	104	45.0	104	47.3	107	44.8	108	47.2
Mastectomy	98	42.4	92	41.8	105	43.9	104	45.4
Radiotherapy
No	119	60.4	109	56.5	128	64.7	112	57.7
Yes	78	39.6	84	43.5	70	35.4	82	42.3
Chemotherapy
No	113	52.8	110	52.9	114	52.5	94	45.2
Yes	101	47.2	98	47.1	103	47.5	114	54.8
Hypertension
No	74	31.0	85	37.1	71	29.3	84	35.3
Yes	165	69.0	144	62.9	171	70.7	154	64.7
Diabetes
No	149	62.3	166	72.5	174	71.6	190	79.8
Yes	90	37.7	63	27.5	69	28.4	48	20.2b
Smoking
Current	63	26.4	66	28.8	66	27.2	67	28.3
Former	59	24.7	54	23.6	46	18.9	48	20.3
Never	117	49.0	109	47.6	131	53.9	122	51.5
Pre-diagnosis BMI at baseline kg/m2)
<24.99c	21	8.9	29	13.0	36	15.2	29	12.3
25–29.99	58	24.6	58	25.9	61	25.7	57	24.3
30–34.99	73	30.9	52	23.2	65	27.4	60	25.5
35–39.99	43	18.2	48	21.4	36	15.2	45	19.2
≥40	41	17.4	37	16.5	39	16.5	44	18.7

Abbreviations: Body mass index (BMI), estrogen receptor (ER), metabolic equivalents (MET), physical activity (PA), progesterone receptor (PR), Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER).

^aTable excludes missing data by variable (see Table 1 for frequency and percentage missing for each variable as applicable). Table includes women diagnosed with incident breast cancer after enrollment in the cohort.

^bP-value from Chi-square test <0.05.

^cSix women in the lowest BMI category had BMI <18.5 kg/m².