Table 2.
Univariate analysis of characteristics associated with employment status at 18 months
| Non-Latina Whites (n=106)* | Latinas (n=169)* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Working No. (%) | Working No. (%) | P Value | Not Working No. (%) | Working No. (%) | P Value | |
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DEMOGRAPHICS
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| AGE | ||||||
| Median | 53 | 53 | 49 | 48 | ||
| Range | 34-65 | 33-65 | 0.54 | 31-85 | 26-74 | 0.23 |
| US-BORN | ||||||
| Yes | 39 (41) | 56 (59) | 7 (39) | 11 (61) | ||
| No | 4 (36) | 7 (64) | 1.00 | 85 (57) | 65 (43) | 0.15 |
| ACCULTURATION SCORE ≥15 | ||||||
| Yes | 6 (46) | 7 (54) | ||||
| No | 84 (56) | 66 (44) | 0.49 | |||
| EDUCATION | ||||||
| Did not complete high school | 7 (54) | 6 (46) | 65 (65) | 35 (35) | ||
| High school diploma +/- some college | 23 (38) | 37 (62) | 0.58 | 23 (40) | 35 (60) | 0.005 |
| College degree +/- post-graduate | 13 (39) | 20 (61) | 4 (40) | 6 (60) | ||
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WORK RELATED (BEFORE DIAGNOSIS)
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| JOB TYPE | ||||||
| Operator/Fabricator | 2 (40) | 3 (60) | 24 (73) | 11 (27) | ||
| Professional/Manager | 14 (39) | 22 (61) | 3 (50) | 3 (50) | ||
| Service | 14 (40) | 21 (60) | 0.99 | 54 (55) | 45 (45) | 0.01 |
| Technical/Sales/Admin. | 13 (43) | 17 (57) | 7 (32) | 17 (68) | ||
| MEAN WEEKLY WORK HOURS | 38 | 38 | 0.96 | 39 | 38 | 0.63 |
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FAMILY STRUCTURE AND SOCIAL SUPPORT
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| MARITAL STATUS | ||||||
| Partner/Married | 10 (29) | 24 (71) | 56 (59) | 39 (41) | ||
| No partner | 33 (46) | 39 (54) | 0.11 | 37 (50) | 37 (50) | 0.25 |
| PEOPLE ≤ 17 IN HOUSE | ||||||
| 0 | 22 (41) | 32 (59) | 30 (56) | 24 (44) | ||
| 1 | 4 (36) | 7 (64) | 0.81 | 17 (50) | 17 (50) | 0.70 |
| 2 or more | 5 (50) | 5 (50) | 36 (59) | 25 (41) | ||
| PEOPLE ≥ 65 IN HOUSE | ||||||
| 0 | 26 (41) | 38 (59) | 73 (59) | 51 (41) | ||
| 1 or more | 7 (50) | 7 (50) | 0.52 | 10 (40) | 14 (60) | 0.08 |
| SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL VISITS | ||||||
| Yes | 38 (41) | 54 (59) | 77 (55) | 64 (45) | ||
| No | 5 (36) | 9 (64) | 0.69 | 15 (56) | 12 (44) | 0.93 |
| SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR DAILY TASKS | ||||||
| Yes | 36 (42) | 50 (58) | 78 (56) | 61 (44) | ||
| No | 6 (32) | 13 (68) | 0.41 | 15 (50) | 15 (50) | 0.54 |
| EMOTIONAL SUPPORT | ||||||
| Yes | 37 (39) | 59 (61) | 77 (54) | 65 (46) | ||
| No | 6 (60) | 4 (40) | 0.31 | 15 (58) | 11 (42) | 0.74 |
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CLINICAL VARIABLES
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| CANCER STAGE | ||||||
| DCIS | 3 (43) | 4 (57) | 8 (47) | 9 (53) | ||
| I | 12 (32) | 25 (68) | 0.54 | 16 (48) | 17 (52) | 0.06 |
| II | 15 (47) | 17 (53) | 33 (52) | 30 (48) | ||
| III | 9 (50) | 9 (50) | 18 (82) | 4 (18) | ||
| MASTECTOMY | ||||||
| Yes | 17 (40) | 25 (60) | 36 (60) | 24 (40) | ||
| No | 24 (41) | 34 (59) | 0.93 | 51 (52) | 47 (48) | 0.33 |
| RECONSTRUCTION (IF MASTECTOMY) | ||||||
| Yes | 4 (36) | 7 (64) | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | ||
| No | 13 (42) | 18 (58) | 0.75 | 33 (60) | 22 (40) | 1.00 |
| AXILLARY NODE DISSECTION | ||||||
| Yes | 31 (45) | 38 (55) | 66 (64) | 37 (34) | ||
| No | 10 (31) | 22 (69) | 0.19 | 21 (38) | 34 (62) | <0.005 |
| CHEMOTHERAPY | ||||||
| Yes | 32 (48) | 34 (52) | 67 (58) | 48 (42) | ||
| No | 9 (26) | 26 (74) | <0.05 | 20 (47) | 23 (53) | 0.19 |
| RADIATION THERAPY, No. (%) | ||||||
| Yes | 31 (46) | 36 (54) | 67 (54) | 58 (46) | ||
| No | 10 (29) | 24 (71) | 0.10 | 17 (57) | 13 (43) | 0.76 |
| ENDOCRINE THERAPY | ||||||
| Yes | 30 (42) | 41 (58) | 54 (53) | 48 (47) | ||
| No | 10 (34) | 19 (66) | 0.47 | 27 (55) | 22 (45) | 0.80 |
| COMORBIDITIES | ||||||
| 0 | 27 (36) | 48 (64) | 67 (54) | 57 (46) | ||
| 1-2 | 10 (40) | 15 (60) | 0.01 | 18 (53) | 16 (47) | 0.47 |
| ≥3 | 6 (100) | 0 | 8 (73) | 3 (27) | ||
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QUALITY OF LIFE
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| SF 36 | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Physical functioning | 71 (29) | 82 (16) | <0.05 | 72 (25) | 80 (20) | <0.05 |
| Emotional well-being | 56 (25) | 73 (21) | <0.0005 | 56 (25) | 71 (20) | <0.0001 |
| Role function, physical | 33 (40) | 67 (36) | <0.0001 | 37 (43) | 66 (38) | <0.0001 |
| Role function, emotional | 48 (44) | 84 (32) | <0.0001 | 62 (44) | 88 (28) | <0.0001 |
| Social functioning | 56 (32) | 82 (22) | <0.0001 | 67 (27) | 77 (22) | 0.01 |
| Pain | 58 (30) | 71 (25) | <0.05 | 66 (26) | 72 (24) | 0.14 |
| Energy/fatigue | 42 (26) | 57 (24) | <0.005 | 49 (24) | 60 (23) | <0.005 |
| General health perceptions | 60 (26) | 74 (20) | <0.005 | 62 (22) | 73 (18) | <0.0005 |
| Physical component summary | 43 (12) | 47 (9) | <0.05 | 44 (10) | 47 (9) | <0.05 |
| Mental component summary | 39 (14) | 50 (11) | <0.0001 | 42 (13) | 50 (10) | <0.0001 |
Abbreviations: DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ; SF 36, Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey; SD, standard deviation
*
Fifteen participants did not complete an 18-month survey.