Table 2.
Childhood and current characteristics for siblings
| Total Population | Siblings N=3,034 | Percent |
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| Childhood factors: related to cancer diagnosis or treatment | ||
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| Sibling Age at sister/brother's cancer diagnosis, median age 29, range 18-56 | ||
| Before birth (-6 to -1 years) | 89 | 2.9 |
| 0-10 | 1501 | 49.5 |
| 11-18 | 967 | 31.9 |
| 19-36 | 477 | 15.7 |
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| Was Sibling Younger or Older than Survivor? | ||
| Younger | 740 | 29.3 |
| Older | 1782 | 70.7 |
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| Cancer Diagnosis of their brother/sister | ||
| Leukemia | 969 | 31.9 |
| Central Nervous System | 375 | 12.4 |
| Hodgkin disease | 489 | 16.1 |
| Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | 258 | 8.5 |
| Wilms Tumor | 226 | 7.4 |
| Neuroblastoma | 146 | 4.8 |
| Sarcoma | 288 | 9.5 |
| Bone | 283 | 9.3 |
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| Family drinking | ||
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| Was the sister/brother survivor a heavy drinker? | ||
| No | 2089 | 92.4 |
| Yes | 172 | 7.6 |
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| Current factors: Siblings' current health and mental health | ||
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| General Health | ||
| Excellent/Very Good/Good | 2853 | 94.0 |
| Fair/Poor | 151 | 5.0 |
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| Depression | ||
| No | 2645 | 93.7 |
| Yes | 179 | 6.3 |
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| Anxiety | ||
| No | 2720 | 96.3 |
| Yes | 104 | 3.7 |
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| Somatization | ||
| No | 2707 | 95.8 |
| Yes | 119 | 4.2 |
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| Global Severity Index (GSI) | ||
| No | 2714 | 96.1 |
| Yes | 109 | 3.9 |
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| Current factors: Survivor Current Physical Health | ||
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| Survivor Health Status | ||
| No condition | 1135 | 37.4 |
| Grade 1-mild | 556 | 18.3 |
| Grade 2-moderate | 517 | 17.0 |
| Grade 3-severe | 573 | 18.9 |
| Grade 4-life-threatening | 200 | 6.6 |
| Grade 5-fatal | 52 | 1.7 |
*
missing data for some variables means that all cells do not sum to 3,034.