TABLE 2.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Survey Participants Who Did or Did Not Respond to the Greatest Challenge Question (N=577)
| Provided Greatest Challenge Response (n=440) |
Did Not Provide a Greatest Challenge Response (n=137) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD) | 73.3 ± 10.6 | 73.0 ± 11.6 | .82 |
| Male (%) | 58.9 | 59.9 | .84 |
| Hispanic ethnicity (%) | 7.3 | 4.4 | .23 |
| White race (%) | 85.6 | 80.9 | .18 |
| Received college degree (%) | 40.9 | 28.8 | .02 |
| Income >$50,000 per year (%) | 46.0 | 37.6 | .10 |
| Married or partnered (%) | 66.7 | 58.2 | .07 |
| Employed (%) | 34.2 | 38.6 | .35 |
| Retired (%) | 63.8 | 57.6 | .20 |
| Charlson-Deyo comorbidity score >2 | 18.9 | 30.7 | .003 |
| Surgery type (%) | |||
| Permanent ostomy | 33.0 | 27.7 | .25 |
| Temporary ostomy | 12.3 | 9.5 | |
| Anastomosis | 54.8 | 62.8 | |
| Received radiotherapy (%) | 38.2 | 43.8 | .24 |
| Received chemotherapy (%) | 50.5 | 53.3 | .56 |
| Years from cancer surgery to survey (mean ± SD) |
13.3 ± 6.5 | 12.6 ± 6.0 | .30 |
| Tumor stage (%) | |||
| Localized | 52.3 | 46.5 | .17 |
| Regional | 46.3 | 53.5 | |
| Distant | 1.4 | 0 | |