Table 1.
Selected characteristics of study participants
| 5-year Survivor Group (n=100 | Non-Cancer Comparison Group(n=101) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 72 | 72.0 | 72 | 71.3 |
| Female | 28 | 28.0 | 29 | 28.7 |
| Age, 15-year increments*(y) | ||||
| 32–45 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 46–61 | 36 | 36.0 | 38 | 37.6 |
| 62–77 | 47 | 47.0 | 51 | 50.5 |
| 78–90 | 12 | 12.0 | 7 | 6.9 |
| Race* | ||||
| White+ | 92 | 92.0 | 93 | 92.1 |
| Other racial groups** | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 7.9 |
| Education* | ||||
| Less than high school diploma | 7 | 7.1 | 11 | 10.9 |
| High school diploma or GED† | 21 | 21.2 | 22 | 21.8 |
| Some college | 35 | 35.4 | 36 | 35.6 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 36 | 36.4 | 32 | 35.6 |
| Smoking Status*(Chi Square 8.58 p=.035) | ||||
| Current | 15 | 16.0 | 10 | 9.9 |
| Former | 46 | 48.9 | 47 | 46.5 |
| Never | 33 | 35.1 | 44 | 43.6 |
*
Categories may not sum to 100% due to missing data
†
GED = general educational development diploma
+
White 5 year survivor group was composed of 3 Hispanic and 89 Non Hispanic Whites; non-cancer comparison group 1 Hispanic and 100 Non Hispanic Whites
**
Other category was composed of 3 Blacks, 2 Asians, 3 American Indians; non-cancer comparison group was composed of 4 blacks 2 Asians, 2 American Indians.