Table 1.
Number of symptoms present by demographic and clinical factors (n = 7467)
| n (%)+ | Mean # of symptoms | SD of symptoms | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | White | 6849 (91.7) | 1.3 | 2.0 | < 0.001 |
| Black | 269 (3.6) | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
| Other* | 336 (4.5) | 1.7 | 2.4 | ||
| Education | High school or less | 1083 (14.5) | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.008 |
| College or higher | 6338 (84.9) | 1.3 | 2.0 | ||
| Marital status | Married/living as married | 3488 (46.7) | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.007 |
| Widowed | 2617 (35.0) | 1.3 | 2.0 | ||
| Divorced/separated | 951 (12.7) | 1.6 | 2.2 | ||
| Never married | 338 (4.5) | 1.3 | 1.8 | ||
| Insurance | No insurance | 60 (0.01) | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.004 |
| Public | 2501 (33.5) | 1.4 | 1.9 | ||
| Private | 631 (8.5) | 1.3 | 1.9 | ||
| Public + private | 3173 (42.5) | 1.5 | 2.1 | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | Under/normal weight (< 25 kg/m2) | 3296 (44.1) | 1.2 | 1.8 | < 0.001 |
| Overweight (25–30 kg/m2) | 2293 (30.7) | 1.4 | 2.1 | ||
| Obese (≥ 30 kg/m2) | 1495 (20.0) | 1.8 | 2.3 | ||
| Cancer | Breast | 4054 (54.3) | 1.5 | 2.1 | < 0.001 |
| Colorectal | 752 (10.1) | 1.3 | 2.0 | ||
| Endometrial | 628 (8.4) | 1.1 | 1.8 | ||
| Lung | 401 (5.4) | 1.5 | 1.9 | ||
| Leukemia | 171 (2.3) | 1.3 | 1.7 | ||
| Lymphoma | 424 (5.7) | 1.6 | 2.1 | ||
| Melanoma | 829 (11.1) | 0.5 | 1.2 | ||
| EOC | 208 (2.8) | 2.2 | 2.4 | ||
| Chemotherapy | No/do not know | 5271 (70.6) | 1.1 | 1.8 | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 2138 (28.6) | 2.1 | 2.4 | ||
| Radiation therapy | No/do not know | 4130 (55.3) | 1.2 | 1.9 | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 3266 (43.7) | 1.6 | 2.1 | ||
| Hormone therapy | No/do not know | 4691 (62.8) | 1.2 | 1.9 | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 2711 (36.3) | 1.6 | 2.2 | ||
| Time since diagnosis | < 5 years | 3034 (40.6) | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.003 |
| 5–10 years | 1916 (25.7) | 1.4 | 2.1 | ||
| > 10 years | 2517 (33.7) | 1.5 | 2.1 | ||
| Stage | In situ/localized | 5312 (71.1) | 1.2 | 1.9 | < 0.001 |
| Regional | 1460 (19.6) | 1.7 | 2.2 | ||
| Distant | 596 (8.0) | 1.9 | 2.2 | ||
| Diabetes ever | No | 6245 (83.6) | 1.3 | 1.9 | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 1222 (16.4) | 1.7 | 2.3 | ||
| Hypertension ever | No | 2583 (34.6) | 1.2 | 1.8 | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 4884 (65.4) | 1.5 | 2.1 | ||
| CVD ever | No | 5744 (76.9) | 1.3 | 1.9 | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 1723 (23.1) | 1.7 | 2.4 |
n = 15 American Indian/Alaskan Native, 123 Asian or Pacific Islander, 128 Hispanic/Latino, and 70 other
+
Percentage may not sum to 100 due to missing values