Table 1.
Characteristics of Participants (n=77)
| Characteristic | Data |
|---|---|
| Mean age±SD (range) (y) | 52.4±10.4 (32–69) |
| Education | |
| Less than high school | 4 (5.2) |
| High school | 17 (22.1) |
| Some college or bachelor's degree | 37 (48.1) |
| Graduate school | 17 (22.1) |
| Work | |
| Not working | 29 (37.7) |
| Part time | 11 (14.3) |
| Full time | 37 (48.1) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Black | 9 (11.7) |
| White | 66 (85.7) |
| Native American | 2 (2.6) |
| Religion | |
| Christian | 62 (80.5) |
| Other | 15 (19.5) |
| Marital | |
| Single | 3 (3.9) |
| Married | 56 (72.7) |
| Other | 21 (23.4) |
| Adjuvant therapy | |
| Surgery or hormone only | 16 (20.8) |
| Radiotherapy | 11 (14.3) |
| Chemotherapy | 22 (28.6) |
| Radiochemotherapy | 14 (18.2) |
| Unknown | 14 (18.2) |
| Taxol | |
| Yes | 21 (27.3) |
| No | 42 (54.5) |
| Unknown | 14 (18.2) |
| Hormone therapy | |
| Yes | 24 (31.2) |
| No | 39 (50.6) |
| Unknown | 14 (18.2) |
Unless otherwise noted, values are the number (percentage) of patients.
SD, standard deviation.