Table 1.

Sample Characteristics Overall and by Decision about Fertility Preservation

	Overall N (%)	Decline (N = 14; 51.9%)	Accept (N = 13; 48.1%)	P-value*
Age (years; M ± SD)	28.7 ± 5.66	29.6 ± 5.50	27.8 ± 5.90	0.419
Range	(19–40)
Education (years)a				0.369
12	1 (3.7%)	1 (7.1%)	0
13	2 (7.4%)	0	2 (15.4%)
14	4 (14.8%)	1 (7.1%)	3 (23.1%)
15	2 (7.4%)	1 (7.1%)	1 (7.7%)
16	5 (18.5%)	3 (21.4%)	2 (15.4%)
17+	12 (44.4%)	8 (57.1%)	4 (30.8%)
Income				0.177
Less than $30,000	5 (18.5%)	1 (7.1%)	4 (30.8%)
$30,000 – $69,999	8 (29.6%)	3 (21.4%)	5 (38.5%)
$70,000 – $99,999	6 (22.2%)	4 (28.6%)	2 (15.4%)
$100,000 or more	8 (29.6%)	6 (42.9%)	2 (15.4%)
Relationship status				0.830
Married	12 (44.4%)	7 (50.0%)	5 (38.5%)
Live with partner	2 (7.4%)	1 (7.1%)	1 (7.7%)
Single	13 (48.1%)	6 (42.9%)	7 (53.8%)
Already had children				0.077
No	24 (88.9%)	11 (78.6%)	13 (100%)
Yes	3 (11.1%)	3 (21.4%)	0
Race/Ethnicity				0.341
White	21 (77.8%)	10 (71.4%)	11 (84.6%)
African American	2 (7.4%)	2 (14.3%)	0
Hispanic	3 (11.1%)	1 (7.1%)	2 (15.4%)
Mexican American	1 (3.7%)	1 (7.1%)	0
Employment statusb				0.359
Full-time	16 (59.3%)	9 (64.3%)	7 (53.8%)
Part-time	2 (7.4%)	0	2 (15.4%)
Unemployed	1 (3.7%)	1 (7.1%)	0
Student	9 (33.3%)	5 (35.7%)	4 (30.8%)
Cancer typec				0.257
Breast cancer	14 (51.9%)	9 (64.3%)	5 (38.5%)
Hodgkin’s lymphoma	5 (18.5%)	3 (21.4%)	2 (15.4%)
Ovarian cancer	4 (14.8%)	2 (14.3%)	2 (15.4%)
Leukemia	3 (11.1%)	0	3 (23.1%)
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma	1 (3.7%)	0	1 (7.7%)
Renal cancer	1 (3.7%)	0	1 (7.7%)

Note.

^*p values derived from independent t-tests for continuous variables and chi-square tests for categorical variables except when Fisher’s exact tests were more appropriate given expected frequencies due to the small sample size.

^aOne participant missing data on education.

^bPercentages do not sum to 100%; one individual was employed full-time and also a student.

^cPercentages do not sum to 100%; one individual had two types of cancer.