Table 1.
Demographic, medical, and psychosocial characteristics of sample (N= 622)
| 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.