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. 2014 Nov 3;32(35):3974–3981. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.57.3493

Table 1.

Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of At-Risk Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Assigned to Standard-Care Control or APN Intervention Group

Characteristic SCP (n = 234)
 SCP Plus APN (n = 238)
 P*
No. % No. %
Recommended COG screening frequency† .40
    Every 2 years 51 21.8 53 22.3
    Every 5 years 43 18.4 33 13.9
    Every year 140 59.8 152 63.9
Sex† .59
    Female 122 52.1 130 54.6
    Male 112 47.9 108 45.4
Age at random assignment, years† .94
    ≥ 30 202 86.3 206 86.6
    < 30 32 13.7 32 13.4
Race .89
    White non-Hispanic 208 88.9 210 88.2
    Black 3 1.3 3 1.3
    Other 21 9.0 25 10.5
    Unknown 2 0.9 0 0.0
Education level .86
    ≤ High school graduate 25 10.7 21 8.8
    Post–high school training/some college 65 27.8 70 29.4
    College graduate 92 39.3 90 37.8
    Postgraduate 52 22.2 57 23.9
Household income .56
    < $20,000 16 6.8 20 8.4
    $20,000 to $60,000 74 31.6 65 27.3
    ≥ $60,000 138 59.0 144 60.5
    Unknown 6 2.6 9 3.8
Health insurance .71
    Yes or Canadian 210 89.7 215 90.3
    No 22 9.4 20 8.4
    Unknown 2 0.9 3 1.3
Diagnosis .08
    Bone cancer 39 16.7 44 18.5
    CNS tumor 1 0.4 0 0.0
    Hodgkin lymphoma 43 18.4 37 15.5
    Kidney (Wilms) 27 11.5 11 4.6
    Leukemia 77 32.9 81 34.0
    Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 20 8.5 28 11.8
    Neuroblastoma 11 4.7 10 4.2
    Soft tissue sarcoma 16 6.8 27 11.3
Age at cancer diagnosis, years .86
    0-4 65 27.8 60 25.2
    5-9 47 20.1 52 21.8
    10-14 57 24.4 63 26.5
    15-20 65 27.8 63 26.5
Years since diagnosis .37
    ≤ 28 104 44.4 96 40.3
    > 28 130 55.6 142 59.7
Years since last survey .79
    1 8 3.4 12 5.0
    2 100 42.7 97 40.8
    3 118 50.4 119 50.0
    4 8 3.4 10 4.2
Chemotherapy .38
    Yes 211 90.2 220 92.4
    No 23 9.8 18 7.6
Radiation therapy .58
    Yes 157 67.1 166 69.7
    No 76 32.5 72 30.3
    Unknown 1 0.4 0 0.0
Both chemotherapy and radiation therapy .30
    Yes 134 57.3 148 62.2
    No 99 42.3 90 37.8
    Unknown 1 0.4 0 0.0
Chest irradiation .66
    Yes 65 27.8 63 26.5
    No 163 69.7 173 72.7
    Unknown 6 2.6 2 0.8
Brain irradiation .10
    Yes 48 20.5 65 27.3
    No 180 76.9 171 71.8
    Unknown 6 2.6 2 0.8
Alkylating agent .25
    Yes 164 70.1 178 74.8
    No 70 29.9 60 25.2
Anthracycline .35
    Yes 189 80.8 200 84.0
    No 45 19.2 38 16.0
Surgery .99
    Yes 189 80.8 193 81.1
    No 44 18.8 45 18.9
    Unknown 1 0.4 0 0.0
Amputation .68
    Yes 19 8.1 22 9.2
    No 214 91.5 216 90.8
    Unknown 1 0.4 0 0.0
Completed cardiomyopathy screening form .54
    Yes 206 88.0 205 86.1
    No 28 12.0 33 13.9
Grade 1 to 4 chronic condition at any time .35
    No 44 18.8 37 15.5
    Yes 190 81.2 201 84.5
Grade 1 to 4 chronic condition at any time .74
    No 150 64.1 156 65.5
    Yes 84 35.9 82 34.5
≥ Two grade 3 to 4 chronic conditions at any time .52
    No 209 89.3 208 87.4
    Yes 25 10.7 30 12.6
Health status .86
    Excellent/very good/good 219 93.6 219 92.0
    Fair/poor 15 6.4 17 7.1
    Unknown 0 0.0 2 0.8

Abbreviations: APN, advanced-practice nurse; COG, Children's Oncology Group; SCP, survivorship care plan.

*

P value based on χ2 comparison among participants with known value of covariate. Fisher's exact test used when cell count < 5.

†

Stratification factors for randomization.