Table 1.
Baseline characteristics by randomization arm (N = 205).
| Characteristic | Total Population a,b N = 205 |
Intervention a,b N = 102 |
Waitlist Group a,b N = 103 |
p-Value c |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 57.4 ± 10.4 | 57.0 ± 10.7 | 57.9 ± 10.0 | 0.54 |
| Marital Status | 0.58 | |||
| Married or Living with Partner | 140 (68.3) | 69 (67.7) | 71 (68.9) | |
| Divorced or Separated/Never Married/Widowed | 64 (31.2) | 33 (32.4) | 31 (30.1) | |
| Prefer not to answer | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | |
| Education | 0.60 | |||
| College and above | 171 (83.4) | 85 (83.3) | 86 (83.5) | |
| Less than College | 33 (16.1) | 17 (16.7) | 16 (15.5) | |
| Prefer not to answer | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.0) | |
| Race and Ethnicity | 0.08 | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 177 (86.3) | 84 (82.4) | 93 (90.3) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 16 (7.8) | 13 (12.8) | 3 (2.9) | |
| Hispanic | 6 (2.9) | 3 (2.9) | 3 (2.9) | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | |
| Prefer not to answer | 1 (0.5) | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Other d | 4 (2.0) | 1 (1.0) | 3 (2.9) | |
| Employment | 0.74 | |||
| Full Time (≥35 h/wk) | 100 (48.8) | 48 (47.1) | 52 (50.5) | |
| Part time (<35 h/wk) | 35 (17.1) | 16 (15.7) | 18 (17.5) | |
| Unemployed/Retired | 67 (32.7) | 36 (35.3) | 31 (30.1) | |
| Prefer not to answer | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | |
| Other e | 2 (1.0) | 2 (2.0) | 1 (1.0) | |
| Weight (kg) | 85.6 ± 14.8 | 85.6 ± 13.9 | 85.6 ± 15.7 | 0.98 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 32.3 ± 5.0 | 32.3 ± 4.8 | 32.2 ± 5.3 | 0.88 |
| Postmenopausal | 177 (86.8) | 86 (85.2) | 91 (88.4) | 0.42 |
| Time since diagnosis (years) | 3.7 ± 3.6 | 3.6 ± 3.1 | 3.8 ± 4.0 | 0.70 |
| Recurrence before randomization | 11 (5.5) | 5 (5.0) | 6 (6.0) | 0.74 |
| Cancer Stage | 0.37 | |||
| 0 | 27 (13.9) | 11 (11.6) | 16 (16.0) | |
| I | 85 (43.6) | 45 (47.4) | 40 (40.0) | |
| II | 61 (31.3) | 26 (27.4) | 35 (35.0) | |
| III | 22 (11.3) | 13 (13.7) | 9 (9.0) | |
| Radiotherapy | 151 (42.1) | 74 (74.0) | 77 (76.2) | 0.71 |
| Chemotherapy | 107 (53.2) | 54 (54.0) | 53 (54.3) | 0.83 |
| Surgery | 199 (98.0) | 98 (97.0) | 101 (99.0) | 0.31 |
| Exercise (min/week) | 94.0 ± 133.3 | 82.0 ± 118.5 | 106.1 ± 146.4 | 0.20 |
| Healthy Eating Index (HEI) | 66.5 ± 11.7 | 65.0 ± 12.4 | 68.0 ± 10.9 | 0.07 |
| Fiber intake (g) | 18.3 ± 8.9 | 17.4 ± 7.9 | 19.2 ± 9.7 | 0.17 |
| Fruit (servings/day) | 1.3 ± 1.2 | 1.2 ± 1.2 | 1.4 ± 1.2 | 0.44 |
| Vegetable (servings/day) | 2.3 ± 1.5 | 2.2 ± 1.4 | 2.4 ± 1.5 | 0.30 |
| % Fat | 34.9 ± 6.7 | 35.4 ± 7.1 | 34.4 ± 6.2 | 0.30 |
| FACT-G | 84.9 ± 15.0 | 84.8 ± 15.4 | 85.1 ± 14.8 | 0.91 |
| FACT-B | 107.0 ± 19.1 | 106.7 ± 19.8 | 107.2 ± 18.5 | 0.84 |
| FACT-ES | 55.6 ± 11.2 | 54.3 ± 11.5 | 56.9 ± 10.7 | 0.11 |
| FACIT-F | 37.4 ± 10.5 | 36.9 ± 9.6 | 37.8 ± 11.4 | 0.54 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; FACT-G, functional assessment of cancer therapy general; FACT-B, functional assessment of cancer therapy breast cancer; FACT-ES, functional assessment of cancer therapy endocrine symptoms; FACIT-F, functional assessment of chronic illness therapy-fatigue. a Mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables and n (column %) for categorical variables. b Numbers may not sum to the total due to missing and percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. c p value is for t-test (continuous variables), chi-square test (categorical variables), or Fisher’s exact test (cell counts < 5). d N = 1 Jamaican, N = 1 Italian, N = 1 Black/African American and American Indian or Alaskan Native, N = 1 Cape Verde. e N = 1 Graduate student, N = 1 Substitute Teacher, N = 1 Per Diem.