Table 1.
Total sample: descriptive statistics for socio-demographic characteristics and number of comorbid conditions of study participants at baseline
| Total sample (n = 385) n (%) | Local/regional metastasis (n = 87) n (%) | Distant metastasis (n = 298) n (%) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | ||||
| Caucasian/White | 321 (83) | 76 (86) | 246 (83) | 0.5485 |
| Other | 53 (14) | 9 (10) | 44 (15) | |
| Employment | ||||
| Employed | 134 (35) | 40 (46) | 94 (32) | 0.0259* |
| Not employed | 249 (65) | 46 (53) | 203 (68) | |
| Education | ||||
| High school or less | 103 (27) | 19 (22) | 84 (28) | 0.4647 |
| Some college or more | 279 (72) | 67 (77) | 212 (71) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married/living with partner | 246 (64) | 56 (64) | 190 (64) | 0.4031 |
| Not married | 135 (35) | 29 (33) | 106 (36) | |
| Stage of cancer | ||||
| I | 20 (5) | 8 (9) | 12 (4) | <0.0001** |
| II | 52 (14) | 6 (7) | 46 (16) | |
| III | 125 (32) | 70 (80) | 55 (19) | |
| IV | 176 (46) | 0 (0) | 176 (59) | |
| Recurrent disease | ||||
| Yes | 127 (33) | 22 (25) | 105 (35) | 0.1885 |
| No | 247 (64) | 63 (72) | 184 (62) | |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Age | 55.7 (11.1) | 52 (9.6) | 56.8 (11.2) | 0.0004** |
| Comorbid conditions | 0.81 (1.07) | 1.1 (1.24) | 0.7 (1.01) | 0.0057** |
*
P < 0.05
**
P < 0.01.