Table 1.
Demographics, Treatment and Disease Related Variables (all values are n(%) except where noted)1
| All n=1013 |
Never AET n=387 (38) |
Prior AET n=105 (10) |
Current AET n=521 (51) |
p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age: mean(sd) | 53 (10) | 54 (11) | 54 (9) | 51 (9) | <0.0012 | |
| Race: | ||||||
| White vs. Other5 | 893 (88) | 334 (86) | 92 (88) | 467 (90) | 0.3034 | |
| Marital Status: | ||||||
| Married /Domestic Partner vs. Other6 | 709 (71) | 266 (69) | 79 (75) | 364 (71) | 0.4934 | |
| Children: | ||||||
| Yes | 733 (72) | 301 (78) | 78 (74) | 354 (68) | 0.0054 | |
| Education: | ||||||
| Bachelor’s Degree or more | 555 (56) | 198 (52) | 61 (59) | 296(57) | 0.2154 | |
| Employment: | 0.2493 | |||||
| Full-time | 474 (47) | 168 (44) | 45 (43) | 261 (50) | ||
| Part-time/Self Employed | 241 (24) | 92 (24) | 28 (27) | 121 (23) | ||
| Retired | 139 (14) | 62 (16) | 18 (17) | 59 (11) | ||
| Unemployed/other | 152 (15) | 61 (16) | 14 (13) | 77 (15) | ||
| Income: | 0.4614 | |||||
| 0–40K | 143 (14) | 61 (16) | 13 (12) | 69 (13) | ||
| 41–60K | 128 (13) | 54 (14) | 12 (11) | 62 (12) | ||
| 61–80K | 129 (13) | 46 (12) | 10 (10) | 73 (14) | ||
| 81–100K | 112 (11) | 42 (11) | 17 (16) | 53 (10) | ||
| 101-or more | 238 (24) | 80 (21) | 24 (23) | 134 (26) | ||
| Prefer not to answer | 247 (25) | 96 (25) | 29 (28) | 122 (24) | ||
| Health Insurance: | 0.0024 | |||||
| Employer only | 617 (68) | 222 (64) | 54 (56) | 341 (73) | ||
| Private or Military only | 94 (10) | 34 (10) | 20 (21) | 40 (9) | ||
| Government or None only | 87 (10) | 38 (11) | 9 (9) | 40 (9) | ||
| Multiple or other | 112 (12) | 52 (15) | 13 (14) | 47 (10) | ||
| Treatment Facility: | 0.2454 | |||||
| University or Cancer Center | 231 (23) | 76 (20) | 31 (30) | 124 (24) | ||
| Hospital | 351 (35) | 136 (36) | 36 (34) | 179 (35) | ||
| Community Center/Physician’s Office/Other | 422 (42) | 171 (45) | 38 (36) | 213 (41) | ||
| Time since diagnosis [yrs, mean (sd)] | 5.4 (5.2) | 7.3 (5.9) | 9.0 (4.6) | 3.4 (3.8) | <0.0013 | |
| Duration of primary treatment [yrs, mean (sd)] | 1.6 (3.0) | 1.8 (3.4) | 2.6 (3.9) | 1.3 (2.2) | <0.0013 | |
| Treatment Categories (Mutually Exclusive) | 0.6524 | |||||
| No Chemotherapy | 322 (32) | 115 (30) | 41 (39) | 166 (32) | ||
| Chemotherapy or Chemotherapy + either Surgery or Radiation | 210 (21) | 85 (22) | 22 (21) | 103 (20) | ||
| Chemotherapy + Surgery + Radiation | 481 (47) | 187 (48) | 42 (40) | 252 (48) | ||
1
Percents were calculated based on non-missing data.
2
ANOVA.
3
Kruskal-Wallis test.
4
Chi-Square.
5
American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latino, other, prefer not to answer.
6
Single, separated, divorced, widowed, prefer not to answer.