Table 1.
Patients Socio-demographic and Clinical Characteristics (N = 1345).
| Abnormal Screening (N = 1040) | Definitive Diagnosis (N = 305) | |
|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Range, Mean, SD | Range, Mean, SD |
| Age (18–92 years) | (18–92), 47.53, 13.97 | (18–87), 55.67, 13.03 |
| N (%) | N (%) | |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 897 (86.3) | 241 (79.0) |
| Male | 143 (13.7) | 64 (21.0) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 336 (32.3) | 104 (34.1) |
| Black/African American | 324 (31.2) | 112 (36.7) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 360 (34.6) | 78 (25.6) |
| Other | 19 (1.8) | 5 (1.6) |
| Missing | 1 (0.1) | 6 (2.0) |
| Primary language | ||
| English | 763 (73.4) | 265 (86.9) |
| Spanish | 254 (24.4) | 35 (11.5) |
| Other | 22 (02.1) | 4 (1.3) |
| Missing | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.3) |
| Birth country | ||
| United States | 689 (66.3) | 237 (77.7) |
| Other | 351 (33.7) | 68 (22.3) |
| Marital status | ||
| Single/never married | 305 (29.3) | 78 (25.6) |
| Married/living as married | 438 (42.1) | 124 (40.7) |
| Divorced/separated | 239 (23.0) | 69 (22.6) |
| Widowed | 46 (04.4) | 31 (10.2) |
| Missing | 12 (1.1) | 3 (0.9) |
| Education | ||
| Less than High School | 256 (24.6) | 73 (23.9) |
| High school diploma/GED | 215 (20.7) | 65 (21.3) |
| Some college/Vocational/Associate | 284 (27.3) | 102 (33.4) |
| College graduate | 223 (21.4) | 59 (19.8) |
| Missing | 62 (6.0) | 6 (2.0) |
| Household income | ||
| Less than $10,000 | 250 (24.0) | 75 (24.6) |
| $10,000 to $29,999 | 343 (33.0) | 109 (35.7) |
| $30,000 to $49,999 | 121 (11.6) | 43 (14.1) |
| $50,000 or more | 213 (20.5) | 47 (15.4) |
| Missing | 113 (10.9) | 31 (10.2) |
| Employment status | ||
| No current employment | 514 (49.4) | 186 (61.0) |
| Part-time employment | 156 (15.0) | 37 (12.1) |
| Full-time employment | 326 (31.3) | 76 (24.9) |
| Missing | 44 (4.3) | 6 (2.0) |
| Health insurance coverage | ||
| Uninsured | 289 (27.8) | 47 (15.4) |
| Public | 382 (36.7) | 137 (44.9) |
| Private | 357 (34.3) | 119 (39.0) |
| Missing | 12 (1.2) | 2 (0.6) |
| Cancer site | ||
| Breast | 671 (64.5) | 197 (64.6) |
| Cervix | 181 (17.4) | 28 (9.2) |
| Colorectal | 74 (7.1) | 29 (9.5) |
| Prostate | 111 (10.7) | 49 (16.1) |
| Multiple concurrent cancer sites | 1 (0.1) | |
| Missing | 2 (0.2) | 2 (0.70) |