Table 1.
Demographic/disease comparisons between willing and unwilling participants (study 1).
| Characteristic | Potentially eligible survivors (from parent study) | Survivors who completed the questionnaire | ||||||||||||
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Total (N=234) | Nonrespondent (did not participate) | Respondent | P value | Total (n=138) | Willing to wear for 9 mo | Unwilling | P value | ||||||
| What is your age? (years) | .28 |
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.15 | |||||||||
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Participants, n (%) | 234 | 96 (41.0) | 138 (58.9) |
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138 | 22 (15.9) | 116 (84.1) |
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Mean (SD) | 57.4 (10.0) | 56.6 (9.8) | 58 (10.1) |
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58 (10.1) | 55.2 (9.4) | 58.5 (10.1) |
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Median (min-max) | 58 (18-83) | 56 (30-79) | 59 (18-83) |
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59 (18-83) | 56.5 (35-75) | 59 (18-83) |
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| What is your ethnic background? n (%) | .003 |
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.59 | |||||||||
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Hispanic or Latino | 21 (9.1) | 15 (16.0) | 6 (4.4) |
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6 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (5.2) |
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Not Hispanic or Latino | 210 (90.9) | 79 (84.0) | 131 (95.6) |
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131 (95.6) | 22 (100.0) | 109 (94.8) |
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| Race, n (%) | .23 |
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.53 | |||||||||
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African American | 10 (4.3) | 6 (6.4) | 4 (2.9) |
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4 (2.9) | 1 (4.5) | 3 (2.6) |
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American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 (0.4) | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) |
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0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
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Asian | 6 (2.6) | 1 (1.1) | 5 (3.64) |
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5 (3.6) | 1 (4.5) | 4 (3.5) |
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Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) |
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1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) |
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Non-Hispanic White | 213 (92.2) | 86 (91.5) | 127 (92.7) |
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127 (92.7) | 20 (90.9) | 107 (93.0) |
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| Education, n (%) | .02 |
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.26 | |||||||||
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Some college and lower | 112 (48.9) | 54 (58.1) | 58 (42.6) |
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58 (42.6) | 7 (31.8) | 51 (44.7) |
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Bachelor’s degree or higher | 117 (51.1) | 39 (41.9) | 78 (57.4) |
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78 (57.4) | 15 (68.2) | 63 (55.3) |
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| Employment status, n (%) | .60 |
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.18 | |||||||||
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Full-time/part-time | 145 (63.3) | 57 (61.3) | 88 (64.7) |
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88 (64.7) | 17 (77.3) | 71 (62.3) |
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Not employed | 84 (36.7) | 36 (38.7) | 48 (35.3) |
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48 (35.3) | 5 (22.7) | 43 (37.7) |
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| Marital status, n (%) | .50 |
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>.99 | |||||||||
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Single living alone/married but living apart/separated/divorced/widow | 46 (20.0) | 21 (22.1) | 25 (18.5) |
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25 (18.5) | 4 (18.2) | 21 (18.6) |
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Single but living with significant other/married living with spouse | 184 (80.0) | 74 (77.9) | 110 (81.5) |
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110 (81.5) | 18 (81.8) | 92 (81.4) |
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| Occupation, n (%) | .07 |
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.54 | |||||||||
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Professional/managerial | 143 (71.9) | 51 (63.0) | 92 (78.0) |
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92 (78.0) | 16 (88.9) | 76 (76.0) |
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Retail/service/labor | 44 (22.1) | 24 (29.6) | 20 (16.9) |
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20 (16.9) | 2 (11.1) | 18 (18.0) |
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Student/unemployed | 12 (6.0) | 6 (7.4) | 6 (5.1) |
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6 (5.1) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (6.0) |
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| What is your income before taxes? (US $), n (%) | .007 |
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.22 | |||||||||
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<30,000 | 38 (18.9) | 24 (30.4) | 14 (11.5) |
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14 (11.5) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (13.6) |
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30,000-50,000 | 31 (15.4) | 13 (16.5) | 18 (14.8) |
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18 (14.8) | 2 (10.5) | 16 (15.5) |
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50,000-75,000 | 28 (13.9) | 9 (11.4) | 19 (15.6) |
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19 (15.6) | 2 (10.5) | 17 (16.5) |
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>75,000 | 104 (51.7) | 33 (41.8) | 71 (58.2) |
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71 (58.2) | 15 (78.9) | 56 (54.4) |
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| Stage of disease, n (%) | .24 |
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.70 | |||||||||
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Stages I or II | 76 (32.5) | 27 (28.1) | 49 (35.5) |
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49 (35.5) | 7 (31.8) | 42 (36.2) |
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Stages III or IV | 158 (67.5) | 69 (71.9) | 89 (64.5) |
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89 (64.5) | 15 (68.2) | 74 (63.8) |
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