Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample
| Moving Forward Exercise Group (n=43) |
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|---|---|---|
| No. | % | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 42 | 97.7 |
| African American | 0 | 0 |
| Native American | 0 | 0 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown/missing | 1 | 2.3 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single/separated/divorced/widowed | 7 | 16.3 |
| Married/living with partner | 36 | 83.8 |
| Educational level | ||
| High school/vocational/trade school | 8 | 18.6 |
| Some college/college degree | 24 | 55.9 |
| Graduate school | 11 | 25.6 |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed full time | 23 | 53.5 |
| Employed part time | 12 | 27.9 |
| Retired/homemaker/medical leave | 8 | 18.6 |
| Household income | ||
| ≤$29,999 | 0 | 0 |
| $30,000–$49,999 | 11 | 25.6 |
| ≥$50,000 | 27 | 62.8 |
| Cancer stage | ||
| 0 | 8 | 18.6 |
| 1 | 17 | 39.5 |
| 2 | 18 | 41.9 |
| Treatments | ||
| Lumpectomy | 33 | 76.7 |
| Mastectomy | 7 | 15.3 |
| Radiation | 28 | 65.1 |
| Chemotherapy | 24 | 55.8 |
| Hormone treatment | 21 | 48.8 |
| Mean age (years) | 53.42 | |
| SD | 9.08 | |
| Mean years since diagnosis | 1.74 | |
| SD | 1.49 | |
| History of moderate exercise | ||
| Yes | 36 | 83.7 |
| No | 7 | 16.3 |
| Stage of Motivational Readiness | ||
| Precontemplation | 3 | 7.0 |
| Contemplation | 23 | 53.5 |
| Preparation | 17 | 39.5 |
| Decisional Balance | ||
| Mean Pros | 3.74 | |
| SD | 0.77 | |
| Mean Cons | 2.07 | |
| SD | 0.69 | |
| Exercise Self-Efficacy | 2.80 | |
| SD | 0.91 | |
| Mean PA participation (minutes) | 76.12 | |
| SD | 86.96 | |
Note: Five MF Exercise group participants did not answer the household income question.