Table 1.
Characteristic | n (%) |
---|---|
Age at diagnosis, mean [SD (range)], y | 38.5 [4.9 (20–45)] |
Race/ethnicity | |
White | 555 (89) |
African-American | 28 (4) |
Hispanic | 23 (4) |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 16 (3) |
Marital status | |
Single/separated/widowed | 156 (25) |
Married/marriage-like | 466 (75) |
Education | |
High school graduate or less | 54(9) |
Some college | 158 (25) |
College graduate (4y) or above | 409 (66) |
Annual family income ($) | |
<50K/y | 177 (29) |
50–100K/y | 232 (38) |
>100K/y | 201 (33) |
Employment status | |
Full-time | 339 (55) |
Part-time | 86 (14) |
Full-time homemaker | 107 (17) |
Other | 90 (14) |
Insurance | |
None | 4(1) |
HMO only | 155 (29) |
Group only | 298 (56) |
Medicaid only | 8 (2) |
VA/military only | 3 (1) |
Other | 48 (9) |
Multiple types | 15 (3) |
No. children | |
0 | 234(38) |
1 | 117 (19) |
2 | 182 (29) |
3+ | 89 (14) |
Children <8 years of age | 225 (36) |
Weight status | |
Underweight/normal (BMI, <25 kg/m2) | 408 (66) |
Overweight (BMI, 25–29.9 kg/m2) | 118 (19) |
Obese (BMI, ≥30 kg/m2) | 96 (15) |
Smoking status | |
Never | 354(57) |
Former | 268 (43) |
Current | 48 (8) |
Weekly exercise | |
None | 113 (18) |
Walking only | 86 (14) |
Mild | 73 (12) |
Moderate | 158 (25) |
Strenuous | 191 (31) |
Type of surgery | |
Lumpectomy only | 320 (51) |
Mastectomy | 296 (48) |
Type of node dissection | |
Sentinel (SND) only | 26 (4) |
Axillary (AND) | 580 (93) |
Neither | 14(2) |
No. nodes removed, median [SD (range)] | 15.0 [9.3 (0–51)] |
No. positive nodes | |
0 | 350 (56) |
1–3 | 172 (28) |
4–9 | 59 (9) |
10+ | 41 (7) |
Antibiotics for infection | 19 (3) |
Chemotherapy (yes) | 545 (88) |
Tamoxifen (yes) | 343 (55) |
Radiation therapy (yes) | 435 (70) |
Quality of life measures, mean [SD (range)] | |
FACT-B | 105.5 [19.2 (44–146)] |
SF-12M | 43.0 [8.2 (14–61)] |
SF-12P | 44.2 [8.9 (20–65)] |
NOTE: N = 622, at the baseline survey unless otherwise specified.
Abbreviations: HMO, Health Maintenance Organization; VA, Veterans Affairs.