Table 1.
Demographics comparisons of patients pre- and post-diagnosis
| Pre-diagnosis (N = 1008) | Post-diagnosis (N = 991) | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Percent | N | Percent | |||
| Age at survey | 65 ≤ age < 70 | 296 | 29.37% | 283 | 28.56% | 0.98 |
| 70 ≤ age < 75 | 295 | 29.27% | 292 | 29.47% | ||
| 75 ≤ age < 80 | 199 | 19.74% | 196 | 19.78% | ||
| ≥ 80 | 218 | 21.63% | 220 | 22.20% | ||
| Gender | Female | 988 | 98.02% | 967 | 97.58% | 0.61 |
| Male | 20 | 1.98% | 24 | 2.42% | ||
| Race | Hispanic | 84 | 8.33% | 76 | 7.67% | 0.86 |
| Non-Hispanic - Asian or Pacific Islander | 80 | 7.94% | 82 | 8.27% | ||
| Non-Hispanic - Black or African American | 109 | 10.81% | 99 | 9.99% | ||
| Non-Hispanic - White | 735 | 72.92% | 734 | 74.07% | ||
| Region | Midwest | 113 | 11.21% | 115 | 11.60% | 0.95 |
| Northeast | 122 | 12.10% | 123 | 12.41% | ||
| South | 246 | 24.40% | 231 | 23.31% | ||
| West | 527 | 52.28% | 522 | 52.67% | ||
| Marital Status | Never married | 35 | 3.47% | 43 | 4.34% | 0.16 |
| Divorced | 159 | 15.77% | 177 | 17.86% | ||
| Married | 425 | 42.16% | 433 | 43.69% | ||
| Separated | 14 | 1.39% | 18 | 1.82% | ||
| Widowed | 375 | 37.20% | 320 | 32.29% | ||
| Education | 8th grade or less | 66 | 6.55% | 62 | 6.26% | 0.55 |
| 4 year college graduate | 93 | 9.23% | 97 | 9.79% | ||
| High school graduate or GED | 353 | 35.02% | 330 | 33.30% | ||
| More than a 4 year college degree | 95 | 9.42% | 118 | 11.91% | ||
| Some college or 2 year degree | 289 | 28.67% | 270 | 27.25% | ||
| Some high school, but did not graduate | 112 | 11.11% | 114 | 11.50% | ||
| Income | Less than $5,000 | 57 | 5.65% | 62 | 6.26% | 0.97 |
| $10,000-$19,999 | 246 | 24.40% | 236 | 23.81% | ||
| $100,000 or more | 40 | 3.97% | 46 | 4.64% | ||
| $20,000-$29,999 | 191 | 18.95% | 185 | 18.67% | ||
| $30,000-$39,999 | 126 | 12.50% | 125 | 12.61% | ||
| $40,000-$49,999 | 102 | 10.12% | 86 | 8.68% | ||
| $5,000-$9,999 | 92 | 9.13% | 93 | 9.38% | ||
| $50,000-$79,999 | 115 | 11.41% | 116 | 11.71% | ||
| $80,000-$99,999 | 39 | 3.87% | 42 | 4.24% | ||
| Stage | 1 | 571 | 56.65% | 578 | 58.32% | 0.87 |
| 2 | 300 | 29.76% | 283 | 28.56% | ||
| 3 | 94 | 9.33% | 92 | 9.28% | ||
| 4 | 43 | 4.27% | 38 | 3.83% | ||
| Number of Comorbidities | 0 | 177 | 17.56% | 178 | 17.96% | 0.26 |
| 1 | 369 | 36.61% | 322 | 32.49% | ||
| 2 | 263 | 26.09% | 275 | 27.75% | ||
| ≥ 3 | 199 | 19.74% | 216 | 21.80% | ||
| Number of ADL Limitations | 0 | 642 | 63.69% | 589 | 59.43% | 0.25 |
| 1 | 143 | 14.19% | 150 | 15.14% | ||
| 2 | 98 | 9.72% | 111 | 11.20% | ||
| ≥ 3 | 125 | 12.40% | 141 | 14.23% | ||
| Treatment | Both Surgery and Radiation | 353 | 35.62% | |||
| Received Surgery, Chemo, and Radiation | 129 | 13.02% | ||||
| Other or Unable to Determine | 509 | 51.36% |
*Note 305 subjects completed both pre- and post-diagnosis surveys. The pooled cohort of pre- and post-diagnosis therefore contains 1694 unique subjects