Table 1.
Participant Characteristics | CFS/ME (n = 95) | Breast Cancer (n = 67) | p |
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Age in years, M (SD) | 51.31 (11.03) | 55.39 (8.48) | <.01 |
Completed college, n (%) | 42 (44%) | 54 (81%) | <.01 |
White non-Hispanic, n (%) | 73 (77%) | 48 (72%) | .45 |
Married/Partnered, n (%) | 41 (43%) | 41 (61%) | .02 |
Employed full-time, n (%) | 17 (18%) | 46 (69%) | <.001 |
Number of children, M (SD) | 1.07 (1.24) | 1.48 (1.13) | .04 |
Years since diagnosis, M (SD) | 7.23 (6.59) | 5.22 (0.12) | .01 |
Note: M=Mean. SD=Standard Deviation. Group differences on continuous variables determined by independent-samples t-test. Group differences on dichotomous variables determined by Pearson Chi-Square test.