Table 1.
Demographic and Medical Characteristics among Patients and Spouses at Baseline
| Variable | Phase of Illness
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Overall (N=134 pairs) | F Ratio (Phase Effect) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Localized (N=87 pairs) | Recurrent (N=16 pairs) | Advanced (N=31 pairs) | ||||||||
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
| Age (Years) | Patient | 60.4 | 8.3 | 67.8 | 10.1 | 65.9 | 9.6 | 62.6 | 9.2 | 7.66*** |
| Spouse | 57.2 | 8.5 | 64.6 | 11.8 | 60.8 | 10.3 | 58.9 | 9.7 | 4.99*** | |
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| Education (Years) | Patient | 16.5 | 3.8 | 15.4 | 3.4 | 15.4 | 3.2 | 16.1 | 3.6 | 1.45 |
| Spouse | 15.3 | 2.5 | 13.8 | 2.1 | 13.5 | 3.1 | 14.7 | 2.7 | 6.28** | |
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| Length of Marriage (Years) | 30.2 | 13.1 | 33.3 | 17.2 | 35.4 | 15.6 | 31.7 | 14.3 | 1.59 | |
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| Time since Diagnosis (Months) | 7.9 | 4.2 | 85.3 | 42.2 | 58.9 | 46.0 | 29.0 | 39.7 | 83.91*** | |
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| Family Income | % | % | % | % | ||||||
| ≤ $15,00 | 2.5 | 21.4 | 10.0 | 6.5 | ||||||
| $15,001-$30,000 | 11.4 | 42.9 | 40.0 | 22.0 | 30.65*** | |||||
| $50,001 - $75,000 | 17.7 | 28.6 | 16.7 | 18.7 | ||||||
| >$75,000 | 68.4 | 7.1 | 33.3 | 52.8 | ||||||
*
p<.05;
**
p<.01;
***
p<.001.