Table 1.
Variable | Men (N=144) | Women (N= 117) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (mean±SD) | 63.3±10.8 | 60.5±11.8 | 0.04 |
Years since diagnosis (mean±SD) | 3.15±1.6 | 3.30±2.53 | 0.57 |
Years since treatment (mean±SD) | 2.63±1.41 | 2.42±1.31 | 0.12 |
Ethnicity (N, %) | |||
Caucasian | 125 (86.8%) | 85 (72.6%) | |
African-American | 5 (3.5%) | 11 (9.4%) | |
Hispanic | 8 (5.6%) | 14 (12.0%) | |
Other | 6 (4.1%) | 5 (6.0) | 0.09 |
Marital status (N, %) | |||
Married | 123 (85.4%) | 67 (57.3%) | |
Widowed | 5 (3.5%) | 21 (17.9% | |
Divorced/Separated | 10 (6.9%) | 22 (18.8%) | |
Never married | 6 (4.2%) | 7 (6.0%) | 0.0001 |
Education (N, %) | |||
Less than high school | 8 (5.6%) | 9 (7.8%) | |
High school graduate | 29 (20.1%) | 25 (21.6%) | |
Some college, no degree | 36 (25.0%) | 39 (33.6%) | |
4-year college degree | 41 (28.5%) | 24 (20.7%) | |
Postgraduate degree | 30 (20.8%) | 19 (16.4%) | 0.34 |
Household income (N, %) | |||
<$25,000 | 24 (17.3%) | 30 (28.0%) | |
$26,000-$50,000 | 36 (25.9%) | 32 (29.9%) | |
$51,000-$75,000 | 31 (22.3%) | 14 (13.1%) | |
$76,000-$100,000 | 18 (12.9%) | 10 (9.3%) | |
>$100,000 | 30 (21.6%) | 21 (19.6%) | 0.13 |
Cancer site (N, %) | |||
Colon | 52 (36.1%) | 61 (52.1%) | |
Rectum | 92 (63.9%) | 56 (47.9%) | 0.01 |
Type of resection (N, %) | 0.006 | ||
Abdominoperineal resection | 18 (19.1%) | 7 (11.1%) | |
Low anterior resection | 65 (69.2%) | 53 (84.1%) | |
Transanal excision | 11 (11.7%) | 3 (4.8%) | |
Colectomy | 41 (28.4%) | 51 (43.6%) | |
Ostomy* (N, %) | 29 (20.3%) | 11 (9.5%) | 0.02 |
Stage at diagnosis (N, %) | |||
I | 26 (18.1%) | 13 (11.1%) | |
II | 55 (38.2%) | 50 (42.7%) | |
III | 59 (41.0%) | 50 (42.7%) | 0.47 |
Recurrent disease (N, %) | 10 (6.9%) | 11 (9.4%) | 0.52 |
Radiotherapy (N, %) | 93 (64.6%) | 54 (46.2%) | 0.004 |
Chemotherapy (N, %) | 115 (80.4%) | 94 (80.3%) | 0.99 |
Note.
Number of stomas represent permanent and temporary stomas. For temporary stomas, data was collected before reversal. SD, standard deviation.