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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychooncology. 2015 May 20;25(4):441–446. doi: 10.1002/pon.3850

Table 1. Baseline Characteristics; n=331*.

CHARACTERISTIC**

Median age, in years (range) 72 (65, 90)

Study arm
 cyclophosphamide/methotrexate/5-fluorouracil or doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide 171 (52)
 capecitabine 160 (48)

Marital status
 Married 179 (55)
 Not married 146 (45)

Cohabitation
 With at least one person 210 (65)
 Alone 115 (35)

Size of support group
 0-10 people 145 (46)
 11-25 people 110 (35)
 26+ people 58 (19)

Emotional/informational support score, median (range) 94 (3.1, 100)

Tangible support score, median (range) 94 (0, 100)

Social interaction support score, median (range) 96 (0, 100)

Affectionate support score, median (range) 100 (8.3, 100)
*

Numbers in parentheses refer to percentages unless otherwise specified.

**

Missing response data account for a sum of less than 331 at times.