Table 1.
Demographic and medical variables collected at study-entry. N = 240 unless otherwise reported.
| Participant Characteristic | Mean | SD |
| Age at diagnosis | 50.34 | 9.03 |
| Positive Lymph Nodes (N = 239) | 1.56 | 3.32 |
| Days since surgery | 40.64 | 23.03 |
| Income, in thousands (N = 213) | 79.62 | 67.08 |
| Years of education | 15.58 | 2.38 |
| Stage of disease | N | Percentage |
| Stage * | ||
| 0 | 38 | 15.8 |
| I | 90 | 37.5 |
| II | 91 | 37.9 |
| III | 19 | 7.9 |
| Type of surgery * | ||
| Lumpectomy | 122 | 50.8 |
| Mastectomy | 118 | 49.2 |
| Menopausal Status | ||
| Pre | 107 | 44.6 |
| Peri/Post | 133 | 55.4 |
| Radiation * | 134 | 55.8 |
| Chemotherapy * | 127 | 52.9 |
| Hormonal Therapy * | 161 | 67.1 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 152 | 63.3 |
| Hispanic | 61 | 25.4 |
| African American | 21 | 8.8 |
| Asian | 5 | 2.1 |
| Partnered | 150 | 62.5 |
| Employed | 178 | 74.2 |
* confirmed by chart review after study completion. Note. Percentages that do not equal 100% are due to occasional missing data.