Table 2. Social Support and Tumor Size.
| TUMOR SIZE | 1-2 centimeters | > 2-5 centimeters | >5 centimeters | P-VALUE* |
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| size of social support group | ||||
| 0-10 | 58 (40) | 79 (55) | 7 (5) | 0.887 |
| 11-25 | 50 (45) | 55 (50) | 5 (5) | |
| 26+ | 24 (41) | 30 (52) | 4 (7) | |
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| Living status | ||||
| alone | 39 (34) | 69 (60) | 7 (6) | 0.053 |
| not alone | 100 (48) | 99 (47) | 10 (5) | |
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| Marital status | ||||
| married | 88 (49) | 85 (48) | 5 (3) | 0.008 |
| not married | 51 (35) | 83 (57) | 12 (8) | |
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| Emotional/informational support (mean (SD)) | 86 (19) | 84 (20) | 85 (18) | 0.52 |
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| Tangible support (mean (SD)) | 85 (21) | 80 (24) | 88 915) | 0.16 |
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| Social interaction support (mean (SD)) | 87 (19) | 82 (22) | 89 (18) | 0.10 |
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| Affectionate support (mean (SD)) | 91 (18) | 90 (18) | 90 (18) | 0.4 |
*
Chi square test or Kruskall Wallis used for analyses as appropriate.