Table 1.
Description of the Study Population
| Variable | Cancer Survivors (n = 168) Mean ± SD |
Healthy Population (n = 170) Mean ± SD |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 62.61 ± 11.15 | 35.84 ± 15.16 | .0001 |
| Number of 1st degree relatives | 7 ± 3 | 5 ± 2 | |
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Gender | |||
| Males | 43 (26) | 51 (30) | |
| Females | 124 (74) | 119 (70) | n.s. |
| Education | |||
| ≤ High school | 73 (43.7) | 10 (5.9) | |
| Some college | 48 (28.7) | 52 (30.6) | |
| College graduate | 29 (17.4) | 66 (38.8) | |
| Postgraduate | 17 (10.2) | 42 (24.7) | .0001 |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 166 (99.4) | 146 (85.9) | |
| Other | 1 (0.6) | 24 (14.1) | .0001 |
| Family history of cancer (first degree) | 107 (64) | 58 (34) | .001 |
| Cancer type | n/a | ||
| Breast | 81(48.5) | ||
| Colon-rectal | 20 (12) | ||
| Lymphoma | 12 (7.2) | ||
| Lung | 9 (5.4) | ||
| Skin | 7 (4.1) | ||
| Testicular | 4 (2.4) | ||
| Gastro-esophageal | 2 (1.2) | ||
| Sarcoma | 2 (1.2) | ||
| Othersa | 8(4.8) | ||
| Two primaries | 20 (12) | ||
| Three primaries | 1 (0.6) | ||
| Missing | 1 (0.6) | ||
| Cleft in family | 7 (4.2) | 2 (1.2) | .07 |
Note: Totals may vary because of the missing values.
a
Includes one of each of the following: cervix, bladder, endometrial, kidney, oral, ovary, prostate, or eye.