Table 2.
Variable | Control (n = 35) | Case (n = 32)* | P-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | ||
Age, years | |||||
Mean | 71.1 | NA | 72.4 | NA | |
SD | 7.37 | NA | 7.01 | NA | 0.48 |
Range | 60–85 | NA | 62–89 | NA | |
Race | |||||
White | 28 | 82.4 | 28 | 87.5 | |
Asian | 3 | 8.8 | 1 | 3.1 | 0.63 |
Other | 3 | 8.8 | 3 | 9.4 | |
Marital Status | |||||
Single | 2 | 5.7 | 2 | 6.3 | |
Married | 18 | 51.4 | 19 | 59.4 | 0.81 |
Widowed | 9 | 25.7 | 8 | 25.0 | |
Separated/divorced | 6 | 17.1 | 3 | 9.4 | |
Education | |||||
High school or less | 7 | 20.0 | 7 | 21.9 | |
Some college | 13 | 37.1 | 12 | 37.5 | |
College degree | 3 | 8.6 | 6 | 18.8 | 0.52 |
Advanced degree | 12 | 34.3 | 7 | 21.9 | |
Employment | |||||
Employed | 7 | 20.0 | 3 | 9.4 | |
Homemaker | 4 | 11.4 | 4 | 12.5 | 0.32 |
Retired | 24 | 68.6 | 23 | 71.9 | |
Other | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6.3 | |
Stage | |||||
I | NA | NA | 15 | 46.9 | |
II | NA | NA | 13 | 40.6 | NA |
III | NA | NA | 4 | 12.5 | |
Prior treatment | |||||
Chemotherapy | NA | NA | 7 | 21.9 | |
Radiation | NA | NA | 12 | 43.8 | NA |
Hormone replacement | 14 | 40.0% | 14 | 43.8 |
3 patients were excluded from the analysis due to missing follow-up assessments.
Abbreviations: SD: standard deviation; NA: not applicable.