Table 4b.
Mean and least-squares mean (LSM) values for BCIA and fear of recurrence scale scores, by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic level [n = 771].
| Characteristic | Caregiving/ Finances | Social / Emotional | Religiosity | Exercise / Diet | Fear of Recurrence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (LSM†) | P | Mean (LSM†) | P | Mean (LSM†) | P | Mean (LSM†) | P | Mean (LSM†) | P | |
| Education | ||||||||||
| High school or less | 0.03 (−0.00) | 0.14 | 0.01 (−0.03) | 0.18 | 0.54 (0.46) | 0.89 | 0.22 (−0.00) | 0.01 | 15.9 (16.8) | 0.19 |
| Some college | −0.07 (−0.10) | −0.06 (−0.10) | 0.55 (0.49) | 0.26 (0.03) | 16.1 (16.9) | |||||
| College graduate | −0.06 (−0.10) | 0.05 (−0.01) | 0.58 (0.52) | 0.53 (0.24) | 15.5 (16.0) | |||||
| Graduate school | −0.07 (−0.11) | 0.06 (0.01) | 0.60 (0.52) | 0.54 (0.27) | 15.8 (16.2) | |||||
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | −0.07 (−0.19) | <0.01 | −0.01 (−0.15) | 0.02 | 0.53 (0.44) | 0.02 | 0.39 (0.09) | 0.43 | 16.0 (16.1) | <0.01 |
| Black | −0.06 (−0.16) | −0.03 (−0.12) | 0.57 (0.44) | 0.27 (0.03) | 14.9 (14.4) | |||||
| Hispanic | 0.10 (−0.03) | 0.09 (−0.04) | 0.78 (0.68) | 0.40 (0.13) | 17.0 (16.9) | |||||
| Other | 0.15 (0.07) | 0.25 (0.18) | 0.53 (0.43) | 0.46 (0.30) | 18.5 (18.4) | |||||
| Current employment | ||||||||||
| Currently working | −0.01 (0.08) | <0.01 | 0.03 (0.07) | 0.05 | 0.62 (0.59) | 0.12 | 0.40 (0.10) | 0.34 | 16.0 (16.3) | 0.84 |
| Unemployed (on leave, looking for work) | −0.35 (−0.25) | −0.19 (−0.15) | 0.51 (0.44) | 0.58 (0.27) | 16.3 (16.8) | |||||
| Not working outside the home/retired/disabled | −0.06 (−0.07) | −0.02 (−0.02) | 0.48 (0.47) | 0.27 (0.03) | 15.6 (16.3) | |||||
| Income ($) | ||||||||||
| <= 10K | −0.17 | −0.16 | 0.34 | 0.05 | 15.9 | |||||
| >10K – 20K | −0.10 | 0.05 | 0.54 | 0.24 | 15.6 | |||||
| >20K – 30K | −0.04 | −0.08 | 0.45 | 0.32 | 15.8 | |||||
| >30K – 50K | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.66 | 0.41 | 15.9 | |||||
| >50K – 70K | −0.03 | 0.02 | 0.56 | 0.39 | 16.0 | |||||
| > 70K | −0.03 | 0.03 | 0.68 | 0.51 | 16.5 | |||||
| (52 missing) | ||||||||||
| Overall sample mean | -0.04 | 0.00 | 0.57 | 0.36 | 15.9 | |||||
| [Overall R2] | [0.086] | [0.091] | [0.044] | [0.112] | [0.065] | |||||
Least-squares means (LSM) adjust for baseline (age in years, education level, race/ethnicity, stage at diagnosis, breast cancer treatment type) and follow-up (marital status, current employment, menopausal status, tamoxifen use, antidepressant use, months from diagnosis to quality of life survey) characteristics. Follow-up income has been excluded as a model variable due to missing data, resulting in no corresponding LSM estimate. P-values are computed based on LSM comparisons.
Note: BCIA scores were centered at 0 (no impact), with values ranging from −2 (very negative impact) to +2 (very positive impact); Fear of recurrence was coded 5-25 with higher scores indicating higher fear of recurrence.