Table 1.
Characteristics of Persons with Multimorbidity, NHIS 2018 (n = 7580)
|
Cancer Survivors n (%) |
Controls n (%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age Group | n = 811 | n = 6769 | < .0001 |
| 50–64 | 206 (25.4) | 2907 (43.0) | |
| 65–74 | 295 (36.4) | 2277 (33.6) | |
| 75–84 | 210 (25.9) | 1152 (17.0) | |
| 85 + | 100 (12.3) | 433 (6.40) | |
| Sex | < .0001 | ||
| Male | 304 (37.5) | 3058 (45.2) | |
| Female | 507 (62.5) | 3711 (54.8) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | 0.0002 | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 613 (75.6) | 4854 (71.7) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 112 (13.8) | 850 (12.6) | |
| Hispanic | 37 (4.56) | 607 (8.97) | |
| People from additional racial and ethnic minorities groupa | 49 (6.04) | 458 (6.77) | |
| Marital Status | < .0001 | ||
| Married | 340 (41.9) | 3011 (44.6) | |
| Widowed/Divorced/Separated | 407 (50.2) | 2889 (42.8) | |
| Never married/Unmarried couple | 64 (7.89) | 857 (12.7) | |
| Highest Education | 0.03 | ||
| < High school | 96 (11.9) | 1023 (15.2) | |
| High school graduate | 225 (27.9) | 1953 (29.0) | |
| Some college | 244 (30.3) | 1977 (29.4) | |
| ≥ College graduate | 241 (29.9) | 1781 (26.4) | |
| Family Income | 0.439 | ||
| < $35,000 | 320 (39.5) | 2773 (41.0) | |
| $35,000–$49,999 | 103 (12.7) | 884 (13.1) | |
| $50,000–$74,999 | 155 (19.1) | 1149 (17.0) | |
| $75,000–$99,999 | 87 (10.7) | 658 (9.72) | |
| $100,000 + | 146 (18.0) | 1305 (19.3) | |
| Self-Rated Health | 0.551 | ||
| Excellent/Very good | 320 (39.5) | 2563 (37.9) | |
| Good | 272 (33.6) | 2395 (35.4) | |
| Fair/Poor | 218 (26.9) | 1808 (26.7) | |
| Smoking Status | < .0001 | ||
| Never smoker | 425 (52.5) | 3384 (50.2) | |
| Current smoker | 72 (8.89) | 985 (14.6) | |
| Former smoker | 313 (38.6) | 2377 (35.2) | |
| Alcohol Use | 0.681 | ||
| Never drinker | 165 (20.5) | 1273 (19.1) | |
| Former drinker | 189 (23.5) | 1619 (24.3) | |
| Current drinker—infrequent/light | 308 (38.4) | 2524 (37.9) | |
| Current drinker—moderate/heavy | 141 (17.6) | 1247 (18.7) | |
| Physical Activity (in past week) | 0.519 | ||
| No activity | 310 (39.3) | 2488 (37.8) | |
| Some activity: < 150 min moderate or < 75 min vigorous | 179 (22.7) | 1608 (24.4) | |
| Meets/exceeds activity noted above | 300 (38.0) | 2482 (37.7) | |
| BMI | < .0001 | ||
| Obesity (≥ 30 kg/m2) | 254 (32.0) | 2603 (39.9) | |
| Cancer Type | |||
| Prostate | 242 (29.8) | ||
| Breast | 386 (47.6) | ||
| Colon/rectal | 91 (11.2) | ||
| Lung | 45 (5.55) | ||
| Cervical | 47 (5.79) | ||
| Time Since Diagnosis | |||
| Immediate (< 2 years) | 107 (13.2) | ||
| Short-term (2–5 years) | 192 (23.7) | ||
| Long-term (> 5 years) | 512 (63.1) | ||
| Age at Diagnosis | |||
| < 50 | 147 (18.1) | ||
| 50–64 | 358 (44.1) | ||
| 65–74 | 215 (26.5) | ||
| 75–84 | 76 (9.37) | ||
| 85 + | 15 (1.85) |
aPeople from additional racial and ethnic minorities group includes American Indian persons, Alaska Native persons, Asian persons, persons of multiple races, and persons of other races not releasable