Table 1.
Self-reported Information among Persons with and Without a Cancer History
| Self-reported information | Cancer history | No cancer history | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By ages (years) | ( = 4878) | ( = 90737) | ||||
| % | % | <0.001 | ||||
| Smokers with cardiovascular disease | * | |||||
| 18–44 | 517 | (10.6) | 3992 | (4.4) | ||
| 45–64 | 1004 | (20.6) | 12340 | (13.6) | ||
| 65+ | 1917 | (39.3) | 30124 | (33.2) | ||
| Fair to poor health | * | |||||
| 18–44 | 897 | (18.4) | 4718 | (5.2) | ||
| 45–64 | 1453 | (29.8) | 12521 | (13.8) | ||
| 65+ | 1668 | (34.2) | 21958 | (24.2) | ||
| ≥ 3 Medical problems† | * | |||||
| 18–44 | 73 | (1.5) | 18147 | (0.2) | ||
| 45–64 | 151 | (3.1) | 1179 | (1.3) | ||
| 65+ | 190 | (3.9) | 2086 | (2.3) | ||
| Reported psychological problems | * | |||||
| 18–44 | 448 | (9.2) | 2540 | (2.8) | ||
| 45–64 | 297 | (6.1) | 2812 | (3.1) | ||
| 65+ | 175 | (3.6) | 2268 | (2.5) | ||
| Inability to work due to health | * | |||||
| 18–44 | 253 | (11.6) | 2540 | (2.8) | ||
| 45–64 | 965 | (19.8) | 8257 | (9.1) | ||
Data adapted from the National Health Interview Survey.2
*p < 0.001 for all ages (comparison of patients cancer history and patients with no cancer history)
†As reported to respondents by a physician (cardiovascular disease, emphysema, asthma, diabetes, kidney disease, liver disease)