Table 2.
Characteristics of the Study Cohort and Their Medical Care, Dental Care, and Selected Screening Practices
| Characteristic | Medical Care in Preceding 2 Years (%)* |
Dental Care (%): Dental Visit in Past Year (n = 6,079) | Screening in Preceding 2 Years (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Medical Care (n = 953) | General Medical Care (n = 4,882) | General Survivor-Focused Care (n = 1,166) | Risk-Based Survivor-Focused Care (n = 1,521) | Indicated† Echocardiogram (n = 511 of 1,810) | Indicated† Mammogram (n = 169 of 414) | ||
| Age at diagnosis, years | |||||||
| Mean | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 9.8 | 12.5 |
| Standard deviation | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| Age at interview, years | |||||||
| Mean | 30.9 | 31.8 | 31.4 | 32.2 | 31.9 | 33.5 | 38.1 |
| Standard deviation | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.4 |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 15.6 | 55.8 | 12.7 | 15.9 | 67.5 | 26.1 | NA |
| Female | 6.7 | 58.8 | 14.7 | 19.8 | 75.2 | 30.6 | 40.8 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 10.6 | 57.6 | 14.1 | 17.8 | 71.8 | 27.9 | 40.9 |
| Hispanic | 11.1 | 57.0 | 9.6 | 22.2 | 73.3 | 45.7 | 62.5 |
| Black | 18.6 | 61.5 | 9.1 | 10.8 | 55.8 | 27.5 | 71.4 |
| Other | 14.5 | 53.7 | 12.2 | 19.7 | 70.9 | 27.8 | 28.6 |
| Annual household income | |||||||
| < $40,000 | 14.5 | 55.7 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 60.1 | 23.9 | 29.7 |
| $40,000-$79,000 | 8.6 | 59.4 | 13.5 | 18.5 | 75.7 | 29.2 | 41.9 |
| ≥ $80,000 | 7.8 | 59.4 | 12.5 | 20.2 | 82.5 | 31.5 | 49.2 |
| Educational attainment | |||||||
| < High school | 12.2 | 51.9 | 16.8 | 19.2 | 63.0 | 25.9 | 33.3 |
| High school graduate | 14.0 | 55.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 66.5 | 26.0 | 36.7 |
| College graduate | 7.8 | 60.0 | 12.9 | 19.3 | 77.9 | 30.3 | 43.6 |
| Health insurance status | |||||||
| No, United States | 28.5 | 51.3 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 46.8 | 12.8 | 26.7 |
| Yes, United States | 8.8 | 58.5 | 13.8 | 18.8 | 74.3 | 30.9 | 41.9 |
| Canadian resident | 9.3 | 53.0 | 17.5 | 20.2 | 77.6 | 23.6 | 42.9 |
| Poor emotional health | |||||||
| No | 11.4 | 58.0 | 13.2 | 17.4 | 71.9 | 27.5 | 40.1 |
| Yes | 9.0 | 49.0 | 19.1 | 22.9 | 65.1 | 37.5 | 47.5 |
| Cancer-related anxiety | |||||||
| None, a small amount | 11.5 | 58.5 | 13.1 | 17.0 | 71.5 | 26.8 | 39.4 |
| Moderate, a lot, extreme | 7.6 | 45.6 | 20.1 | 26.8 | 69.2 | 41.0 | 50.0 |
| Cancer-related pain | |||||||
| None, a small amount | 11.6 | 58.8 | 12.7 | 16.9 | 71.7 | 27.2 | 40.9 |
| Moderate, a lot, extreme | 6.6 | 39.9 | 24.5 | 29.0 | 66.7 | 36.3 | 40.5 |
| Poor physical health | |||||||
| No | 11.3 | 59.7 | 12.3 | 16.7 | 72.5 | 27.1 | 42.3 |
| Yes | 10.9 | 49.6 | 18.0 | 21.5 | 67.6 | 31.3 | 35.8 |
| Chronic disease status‡ | |||||||
| Grade 0, 1, 2 | 12.0 | 60.3 | 12.1 | 15.6 | 70.9 | 26.8 | 40.7 |
| Grade 3, 4 | 8.6 | 48.2 | 18.4 | 24.8 | 72.7 | 31.2 | 41.1 |
*
Percentages are calculated by row.
†
Screening tests were indicated by age and treatment with chest irradiation (mammogram) and/or anthracyclines (echocardiogram).
‡
Grade 0, 1, 2: either no chronic condition (grade 0) or at least one grade 1 (mild) or grade 2 (moderate) chronic condition; grade 3, 4: at least one grade 3 (severe) or grade 4 (life-threatening or disabling) chronic condition.