Table 1.
Patient Demographics and Health Status
| Full Sample N=548 | Non-Hispanic white N=429 | African American N=119 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marital Status | *** | ||
| Unmarried | 23.54 | 19.81 | 36.07 |
| Married | 76.46 | 80.19 | 63.03 |
| Education | *** | ||
| High School or less | 14.23 | 11.19 | 25.21 |
| Some College or Associate's degree | 27.19 | 26.11 | 31.09 |
| Bachelor's degree | 32.30 | 35.66 | 20.17 |
| Advanced degree | 26.28 | 27.04 | 23.53 |
| Annual Household Income | *** | ||
| < $40,000 | 11.13 | 7.23 | 25.21 |
| $40,000 - < $75,000 | 21.90 | 20.28 | 27.73 |
| $75,000 - < $150,000 | 45.62 | 48.48 | 35.29 |
| > $150,000 | 21.35 | 24.01 | 11.76 |
| Children < 18 years | 37.59 | 35.66 | 44.54* |
| Cancer Stage | |||
| 0 | 9.85 | 10.02 | 9.24 |
| I | 33.58 | 34.73 | 29.41 |
| II | 43.07 | 41.96 | 47.06 |
| III / IV | 13.51 | 13.29 | 14.29 |
| Treatment at Two-Month Interview | |||
| Chemotherapy or radiation | 81.57 | 80.42 | 85.71 |
| Surgery only | 18.43 | 19.58 | 14.29 |
| Treatment at Nine-Month Interview | |||
| Chemotherapy or radiation | 83.94 | 83.45 | 85.71 |
| Surgery only | 16.06 | 16.55 | 14.29 |
| Mean (SD) | |||
| Age | 49.30 (7.70) | 49.60 (7.87) | 48.22 (7.00)* |
| SF-36 | |||
| Baseline | |||
| Physical Component Score | 55.80 (6.15) | 56.25 (5.66) | 54.19 (7.48)*** |
| Mental Component Score | 53.08 (7.99) | 53.09 (7.81) | 53.04 (8.63) |
| Mental Health Enhanced (N=547) | 5.18 (5.14) | 5.14 (4.96) | 5.30 (5.79) |
| Two-Month Interview | |||
| Physical Component Score | 43.60 (8.91) | 44.15 (8.65) | 41.60 (9.55)*** |
| Mental Component Score | 47.40 (9.84) | 46.96 (9.62) | 48.97 (10.48)** |
| Mental Health Enhanced | 8.28 (6.13) | 8.40 (6.13) | 7.88 (6.12) |
| Nine-Month Interview | |||
| Physical Component Score | 47.94 (9.46) | 48.90 (9.25) | 44.48 (9.45)*** |
| Mental Component Score | 50.68 (9.52) | 50.44 (9.53) | 51.56 (9.49) |
| Mental Health Enhanced (N=546) | 6.54 (5.94) | 6.61 (5.95) | 6.26 (5.94) |
| CES-D | |||
| Baseline (N=545) | 4.28 (4.83) | 3.92 (4.53) | 5.55 (5.60)*** |
| Two-Month Interview (N=546) | 8.66 (6.25) | 8.87 (6.14) | 7.91 (6.59) |
| Nine-Month Interview (N=546) | 6.61 (5.92) | 6.48 (5.83) | 7.09 (6.25) |
Numbers shown are percentages unless otherwise specified. SD=standard deviation. Sample size varied for MHE and CES-D due to missing values. SF=Short Form, CES-D=Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale.
*
p<0.10
**
p < 0.05
***
p < 0.01 as compared to Non-Hispanic white women.