Table 2.
Baseline Demographics
| 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.