Table 1.
Participant Demographic and Clinical Characteristics (N = 175)
| Characteristic | No. | % |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital | ||
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | 170 | 97 |
| Queens Cancer Center | 5 | 3 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 90 | 51 |
| Female | 85 | 49 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 150 | 86 |
| Hispanic | 5 | 3 |
| Black | 13 | 7 |
| Asian | 6 | 3 |
| Other/unknown | 1 | 1 |
| Age at diagnosis, years | ||
| Mean | 57 | |
| SD | 12 | |
| Age at survey, years | ||
| Mean | 59 | |
| SD | 12 | |
| Time between diagnosis and survey, months | ||
| Mean | 23 | |
| SD | 6 | |
| Tumor site | ||
| Colon | 101 | 58 |
| Rectum | 73 | 42 |
| Both | 1 | 1 |
| Treatment received | ||
| Surgery | 171 | 98 |
| Chemotherapy | 131 | 75 |
| Radiation | 52 | 30 |
| Colorectal cancer stage | ||
| I | 35 | 20 |
| II | 48 | 27 |
| III | 92 | 53 |
| Clinical trial participation | ||
| Yes | 10 | 6 |
| No | 165 | 94 |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.