Table 1.
Demographic and cancer-specific characteristics
| Cancer (n = 254) | Control (n = 142) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M ± SD | N (%) | M ± SD | N (%) | |
| Age (years) | 13.09 ± 2.89 | 12.68 ± 2.89 | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 132 (52.0) | 74 (52.1) | ||
| Female | 122 (48.0) | 68 (47.9) | ||
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| Caucasian | 184 (72.4) | 109 (76.8) | ||
| African-American | 58 (22.8) | 29 (20.4) | ||
| Other | 12 (4.8) | 4 (2.8) | ||
| Socioeconomic Statusa | ||||
| Groups I & II | 70 (27.5) | 58 (40.8) | ||
| Group III | 81 (31.9) | 50 (35.2) | ||
| Groups IV & V | 103 (40.6) | 34 (24.0) | ||
| Cancer-Specific Characteristics | ||||
| Age at diagnosis (years) | 9.29 ± 4.74 | |||
| Months since diagnosis | 45.06 ± 51.57 | |||
| Diagnostic Category | ||||
| ALL | 61 (24.0) | |||
| AML or APL | 18 (7.1) | |||
| Lymphoma | 34 (13.4) | |||
| Solid Tumor | 99 (39.0) | |||
| Brain Tumor | 42 (16.5) | |||
| Treatment Intensity | ||||
| Least intensive | 14 (5.5) | |||
| Moderately intensive | 83 (32.7) | |||
| Very intensive | 83 (32.7) | |||
| Most intensive | 58 (22.8) | |||
| Treatment Status | ||||
| On Therapy | 147 (57.9) | |||
| Off Therapy | 107 (42.1) | |||
Abbreviations: ALL = acute lymphoblastic leukemia; AML = acute myeloid leukemia; APL = acute promyelocytic leukemia
a
Socioeconomic status was determined by the Barratt Simplified Measure of Social Status (Barratt, 2006).