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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Jul 11;71(11):3498–3507. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18508

Table 1.

Demographic and Health Characteristics by Cancer History

Total
(n=7495)
Cancer history
(n=829)
No cancer history
(n=6666)
P

Variables Weighted %
(95% CI)
Weighted %
(95% CI)
Weighted %
(95% CI)
Age 0.002
    65–69 28.9 (27.9–30.0) 29.1(25.2–33.4) 28.9 (27.7–30.1)
    70–74 27.1 (26.1–28.2) 21.7 (19.2–24.4) 27.9 (26.7–29.2)
    75–79 18.7(17.9–19.5) 20.2 (17.4–23.4) 18.5 (17.7–19.3)
    80–84 12.6 (11.9–13.3) 15.4 (13.3–17.8) 12.2 (11.5–12.9)
    85–89 8.1 (7.7–8.6) 8.8 (7.1–10.9) 8.0 (7.5–8.5)
    ≥90 4.6 (4.2–5.0) 4.8 (3.8–6.1) 4.5 (4.2–4.9)
Sex 0.17
    Female 55.4 (54.2–56.6) 53 (49.5–56.5) 55.7 (54.4–57)
    Male 44.6 (43.4–45.9) 47.0 (43.5–50.6) 44.3 (43.0,45.6)
Race and Ethnicity 0.10
    White 77.9 (75.7–80) 80.2 (76.3–83.6) 77.5 (75.3–79.6)
    Black 8.2 (7.3–9.1) 6.8 (5.6–8.3) 8.3 (7.5–9.3)
    Hispanic 6.9 (5.7–8.5) 5.4 (3.7–7.9) 7.2 (5.8–8.8)
    American Indian/Asian/ Native Hawaiian 3.9 (3.1–4.9) 3.4 (2–5.6) 4 (3.2–4.9)
    Unknown 3.1 (2.5–3.9) 4.1 (2.6–6.4) 3 (2.3–3.7)
Education 0.44
    < High school 17.2 (15.8–18.7) 16.5 (13.9–19.4) 17.3 (15.8–18.9)
    High school 26.2 (24.6–27.8) 27.8 (23.5–32.4) 26.0 (24.4–27.6)
    Some college 28.4 (26.9–29.9) 25.7 (22.0–29.8) 28.8 (27.3–30.3)
    ≥College graduate 28.3 (26.0–30.7) 30.1 (25.3–35.3) 28.0 (25.8–30.2)
Income 0.007
    Below poverty line 14.8 (13.6–16) 11.3 (9.4–13.5) 15.3 (14.0–16.6)
    100–199% above poverty line 21.3 (19.9–22.8) 21.4 (18.7–24.3) 21.3 (19.8–22.8)
    ≥200% above poverty line 63.9 (62.1–65.8) 67.4 (63.9–70.6) 63.4 (61.4–65.4)
BMI 0.14
    Under weight (<18 kg/m2) 2.0 (1.6–2.5) 2.3 (1.3–4) 2.0 (1.6–2.5)
    Normal (18–25 kg/m2) 30.1 (29–31.2) 33.6 (30.2–37.2) 29.6 (28.4–30.8)
    Overweight (25–30 kg/m2) 36.7 (35.4–37.9) 35.1 (32.1–38.2) 36.9 (35.6–38.2)
    Obese (≥30 kg/m2) 31.2 (30.1–32.4) 29 (25.9–32.3) 31.6 (30.4–32.7)
No. of non-cancer medical conditions 0.36
    0 10.8 (9.9–11.7) 8.8 (6.6–11.6) 11.1 (10.1–12.2)
    1 21.4 (20.3–22.5) 21.5 (17.3–26.5) 21.4 (20.3–22.4)
    2 26.8 (25.7–28.4) 25.7 (22.5–29.1) 27.0 (25.7–28.4)
    3 21.6 (20.4–22.9) 23.9 (20.2–27.9) 21.3 (20.1–22.5)
    ≥4 19.4 (18.5–20.4) 20.1 (16.8–24.0) 19.3 (18.3–20.3)
Self-rated health <0.001
    Poor 5.3 (4.7–5.9) 8.9 (6.7–11.9) 4.7 (4.1–5.4)
    Fair 17.5 (16.4–18.7) 20.9 (17.4–24.8) 17 (15.8–18.3)
    Very good 30.8 (29.5–32.1) 21.9 (19–25) 32.1 (30.7–33.5)
    Excellent 14.3 (13.1–15.6) 12.3 (9.5–15.7) 14.6 (13.3–16.1)