Table 2.
Characteristics of the study participants
| Survivors | Comparison group (n = 365) | P† | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (n = 365) | No CRT (n = 216) | CRT (n = 149)* | |||
| Mean age (SD), y | 28.6 (5.9) | 26.9 (5.4) | 31.2 (5.7) | 28.9 (7.5) | .48 |
| Age | |||||
| 18-29 y | 212 (58.0) | 152 (70.4) | 60 (40.3) | 216 (59.2) | .73 |
| 30-39 y | 132 (36.2) | 57 (26.4) | 75 (50.3) | 124 (33.9) | |
| 40-45 y | 21 (5.8) | 7 (3.2) | 14 (9.4) | 25 (6.8) | |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 191 (47.7) | 107 (49.5) | 84 (56.4) | 191 (47.7) | 1.00 |
| Female | 174 (52.3) | 109 (50.5) | 65 (43.6) | 174 (52.3) | |
| Race | |||||
| Black | 44 (12.1) | 20 (9.3) | 24 (16.1) | 44 (12.1) | 1.00 |
| White | 317 (86.8) | 195 (90.3) | 122 (81.9) | 317 (86.8) | |
| Other | 4 (1.1) | 1 (0.5) | 3 (2.0) | 4 (1.1) | |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic | 16 (4.4) | 10 (4.6) | 6 (4.0) | 16 (4.4) | 1.00 |
| Non-Hispanic | 349 (95.6) | 206 (95.4) | 143 (96.0) | 349 (95.6) | |
| Smoking | |||||
| Never | 236 (64.7) | 128 (59.3) | 108 (72.5) | 229 (62.7) | .67 |
| Ever | 38 (10.4) | 26 (12.0) | 12 (8.1) | 37 (10.4) | |
| Current | 91 (24.9) | 62 (28.7) | 29 (19.5) | 99 (28.3) | |
| Risky drinking‡ | 157 (43.0) | 105 (48.6) | 52 (34.8) | 179 (49.0) | .02 |
| College degree | 118 (35.2) | 64 (29.6) | 54 (36.2) | 150 (43.4) | .01 |
| Unemployed | 86 (23.6) | 48 (22.2) | 38 (25.5) | 60 (16.4) | .01 |
Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.
*
A total of 41 received ≥24 Gy; 108 received <24 Gy CRT.
†
Survivors overall vs comparison group.
‡
More than 4 drinks in 1 day or >14 drinks in 1 week for males and >3 drinks in 1 day or >7 drinks in 1 week for women.