Table 1.
Characteristics of participants.
| Characteristics | Total No. | No. | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age in years (SD) | 1369 | 68.4 (10.3) | |
| <65 | 421 | 27.1 | |
| 65–75 | 598 | 43.8 | |
| >75 | 350 | 29.1 | |
| Gender | 1374 | ||
| Male | 483 | 35.2 | |
| Female | 891 | 64.8 | |
| Education | 1374 | ||
| Less than college | 1122 | 81.7 | |
| College or higher | 252 | 18.3 | |
| Employment status | 1374 | ||
| Working | 91 | 6.6 | |
| Unemployed or retired | 1283 | 93.4 | |
| Cancer type | 1374 | ||
| Breast | 373 | 27.1 | |
| Lung | 276 | 20.1 | |
| Colorectal | 197 | 14.3 | |
| Gynecologic | 109 | 7.9 | |
| Gastric | 104 | 7.8 | |
| Prostate | 65 | 4.7 | |
| Other* | 250 | 18.2 | |
| Years since cancer diagnosis, mean years (SD) | 1373 | 8.22 (6.3) | |
| <2 | 163 | 11.9 | |
| 2–5 | 283 | 20.6 | |
| 5–10 | 452 | 32.9 | |
| ≥10 | 475 | 34.6 | |
| Cancer stage | 1374 | ||
| l-lll | 930 | 67.7 | |
| lV | 82 | 6.0 | |
| Unknown | 362 | 26.4 | |
| Current cancer treatment status | 1374 | ||
| Diagnosis | 6 | 0.4 | |
| Post-surgery | 557 | 40.5 | |
| Chemotherapy/radiation | 45 | 3.3 | |
| Survivorship/endocrine | 425 | 30.9 | |
| Palliative care | 136 | 9.9 | |
| Unknown | 205 | 14.9 | |
Abbreviations: SD, Standard deviation.
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Other cancer types include brain, bone, head and face, esophagus, and other.