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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Oncol Nurs Forum. 2009 May 1;36(3):335–344. doi: 10.1188/09.ONF.335-344

Table 1.

Descriptive Summary for Female Survivors at Lower (N = 453) and Highest Risk (N=82) for Breast Neoplasma

Variables Lower-Risk Group
[N(%)]
Higher-Risk Group
[N(%)]
P-Value
(X2)
Race 0.133
  White 275 (74.7) 61 (74.4)
  Black 36 (9.8) 4 (4.9)
  Hispanic 40 (10.9) 15 (18.3)
  Other 17(4.60) 2(2.4)
Personal Annual Income ($U.S.) 0.283
  None 63 (17.6) 13 (16.5)
  <19,999 – 39,999 235 (65.7) 46 (58.3)
  40,000-59,999 40 (11.2) 15 (19.0)
  ≥60,000 20 (5.6) 5 (6.3)
Marital Status ≤0.001
  Ever Married 136 (36.8) 57 (69.5)
  Never Married 234 (63.2) 25 (30.5)
Health Insurance 0.164
  Yes 320 (87.2) 76 (92.7)
  No 47 (12.8) 6 (7.3)
Education 0.570
  1-12 years 7 (1.9) 1 (1.2)
  Completed High School/GED 52 (14.2) 7 (8.6)
  Post High School Training/Some College 132 (36.0) 31 (38.3)
  College Graduate/Post-Graduate Work 176 (48.0) 42 (51.9)
Seen at Oncology Clinic Within Past 2 Years 0.004
  Yes 30(8.6) 18 (22.5)
  No 318(91.4) 62(77.5)
Mean SD Range Mean SD Range P-Value
(T-test)
Age (years) 29.78 6.94 17.20-50.40 36.06 7.63 19.10-51.50 ≤0.001
Age at Diagnosis (years) 8.18 5.59 0-20.90 13.44 5.63 0.4-20.90 ≤0.001
Time Since Diagnosis (years) 21.61 4.43 14.30-31.90 22.62 5.02 14.5-31.70 0.069
a

N varies because of missing data.