Table 1.
Clinical Characteristics of Study Patients (n=196)
| Patient characteristics | Number (%) of patients |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| Median | 55 |
| IQR | 46–63 |
| Sex | |
| Female | 107 (55) |
| Race | |
| White nonhispanic | 147 (75) |
| Black | 31 (16) |
| Hispanic | 13 (7) |
| Other | 5 (3) |
| Religious beliefs | 185 (99) |
| Education | |
| Less than college | 67 (39) |
| College and more | 107 (61) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 20 (10) |
| Married | 129 (66) |
| Divorced/separated | 34 (17) |
| Widowed | 13 (7) |
| Employed | 97 (49) |
| CAGEa positive | 19 (10) |
| Smoking history | |
| Never smoker | 106 (55) |
| Ex-smoker | 60 (31) |
| Current smoker | 28 (14) |
| Cancer diagnosis | |
| Genitourinary/Gynecology cancer | 43 (22) |
| Gastrointestinal cancer | 41 (21) |
| Breast cancer | 35 (18) |
| Lung cancer | 30 (15) |
| Head and neck cancer | 18 (9) |
| Other | 29 (15) |
| Receiving active anticancer treatment | 121 (62) |
CAGE, Cut down, Annoyed, Guilty, Eye opener; IQR, interquartile range.
a
CAGE is score for alcoholism; 2 or more score regarded as positive.