Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of United States colorectal cancer survivors enrolled in the current study (n = 174).
| Variable | Mean | Standard Deviation |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 56.8 | 14.4 |
| Age range | 29–88 | |
| Body mass index (BMI) | 27.9 | 6.1 |
| Variable | n | % |
| BMI Category | ||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 6 | 3.4 |
| Normal (18.5–25) | 50 | 28.8 |
| Overweight (25–30) | 73 | 41.9 |
| Obese (>30) | 45 | 25.9 |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 89 | 51.2 |
| Male | 85 | 48.8 |
| Race | ||
| White | 145 | 83.4 |
| Black/African American | 20 | 11.4 |
| Native American | 1 | 0.6 |
| Asian | 7 | 4.0 |
| Other | 1 | 0.6 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic | 169 | 97.1 |
| Hispanic | 5 | 2.9 |
| Smoking status | ||
| Non-smoker | 103 | 60.2 |
| Former smoker | 56 | 32.8 |
| Current smoker | 12 | 7.0 |
| Tumor Site | ||
| Colon | 125 | 71.8 |
| Rectal | 49 | 28.2 |
| Stage at diagnosis | ||
| 0-1 | 40 | 23.0 |
| 2 | 44 | 25.3 |
| 3 | 68 | 39.1 |
| 4 | 22 | 12.6 |
| Adjuvant therapy | ||
| Yes | 80 | 45.9 |
| No | 88 | 50.6 |
| Missing | 6 | 3.5 |
| Neoadjuvant therapy | ||
| Yes | 58 | 33.3 |
| No | 111 | 63.8 |
| Missing | 5 | 2.9 |
| Surgery | ||
| Yes | 158 | 90.8 |
| No | 13 | 7.5 |
| Missing | 3 | 1.7 |