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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Brain Behav Immun. 2012 Aug 3;30(Suppl):S99–S108. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2012.07.015

Table 1.

Patient demographic and medical characteristics by chemotherapy status.

Total (n=93) Chemo (n=49) No chemo (n=44)
% n % n % n p-value
Age at Baseline, mean (SD) 51.3 (7.8) 49.9 (8.5) 52.8 (6.7) 0.0685
Months from diagnosis to T1, mean (SD) 7.0 (2.8) 8.7 (2.4) 5.0 (1.6) <0.0001
Race
    White 85% 79 84% 41 86% 38 0.7172
Marital status
    Married 71% 65 77% 37 64% 28 0.1571
Education
    Post college 49% 46 49% 24 50% 22 0.9471
    College 33% 31 35% 17 32% 14
    Post HS 17% 16 16% 8 18% 8
WTAR, mean (SD) 113.8 (9.2) 113.8 (9.0) 113.9 (9.5) 0.9710
Employment
    Full or part-time 61% 56 54% 26 68% 30 0.1688
Household Income
    >$100K 70% 62 60% 28 81% 34 0.0285
BMI, mean (SD) 24.7 (4.5) 24.3 (4.6) 25.1 (4.4) 0.3922
Stage at Diagnosis
    0 17% 16 0% 0 37% 16 <0.0001
    1 45% 41 35% 17 56% 24
    2 34% 57% 28 7% 3
    3 4% 8% 4 0% 0
Surgery
    Mastectomy 28% 26 33% 16 23% 10 0.2869
    Lumpectomy 72% 67 67% 33 77% 34
Radiation
    Yes 76% 71 80% 39 73% 32 0.4367
Hormone Replacement
Therapy
    Yes 27% 24 21% 10 33% 14 0.1810
Change in period
    Post-menopausal 48% 45 45% 22 52% 23 <0.0001
    No change 18% 17 4% 2 34% 15
    Became irregular 5% 5 0% 0 11% 5
    Stop but resumed 3% 3 4% 2 2% 1
    Amenorrhea 25% 23 47% 23 0% 0
Chemotherapy regimen:
    Anthracycline
Yes ---- ---- 29% 14 ---- ---- ----
Targeted Endocrine
Therapy at 6-month
    Yes 72% 67 78% 38 66% 29 0.2117
    If Yes, type:
    Tamoxifen 54% 36 45% 17 66% 19 0.0910
    Aromatase Inhibitor 46% 31 55% 21 34% 10

WTAR= Wechsler Test of Adult Reading; BMI=Body Mass Index