Table 2.

Medical and demographic factors in adherent (n = 109) and nonadherent women (N = 20)

Factor	Adherent Women		Nonadherent Women		P-Value
Age (mean ± SD)	63.3 ± 8.7		64.5 ± 8.9		0.5751
Marital Status (N, %)					0.4121
Married	70	67.3%	13	65.0%
Separated/Divorced	17	16.4%	6	30.0%
Widowed	10	9.6%	1	5.0%
Never Married	7	6.7%	0	0.0%
Unknown	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Unmarried but in committed relationship (N, %)	8	23.5%	3	42.9%	0.3608
Race/Ethnicity (N, %)					0.3298
White, not Hispanic	82	80.4%	17	85.0%
Hispanic	8	7.8%	2	10.0%
African-American	10	9.8%	0	0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2	2.0%	1	5.0%
Unknown	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Highest level of education (N, %)					0.3034
High school degree or less	14	13.5%	3	15.0%
Some college	42	40.4%	5	25.0%
4-year college	33	31.7%	6	30.0%
Post-graduate degree	15	14.4%	6	30.0%
Unknown	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Household income (N, %)					0.6908
< $25,000	8	8.9%	4	21.1%
$26,000 - $50,000	18	20.0%	3	15.8%
$51,000-$75,000	17	18.9%	3	15.8%
$76,000-$100,000	20	22.2%	4	21.1%
>$100,000	27	30.0%	5	26.3%
Months since cancer diagnosis (mean ± SD)	26.8 ± 5.7		26.2 ± 3.5		0.5051
Type of breast surgery (N, %)					0.1794
Partial mastectomy	40	42.1%	7	38.9%
Mastectomy without reconstruction	17	17.9%	8	44.4%
Mastectomy with reconstruction	18	18.9%	2	11.18%
Bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction	13	13.7%	1	5.6%
Bilateral mastectomy, no reconstruction	7	7.4%	0	0%
Chemotherapy (%)	49	47.6%	10	50.0%	0.8424
Current hormone use (%)					0.8179
Testosterone	1	1.0%	0	0.0%
Vaginal estrogen cream, tablet, or ring	3	2.9%	0	0.0%
Other	2	1.9%	0	0.0%
Drug for mood, anxiety, pain, hot flashes (%)	40	38.5%	8	40.0%	0.8971
Health Comorbidities (%)					0.4680
None	37	34.9%	6	33.3%
One	42	41.5%	12	55.6%
Two	20	18.9%	2	11.1%
More than Two	5	4.7%	0	0%