Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics

Variable	HC (n = 27)	BC (n = 26)
Age of patient at time of assessment, yrs, mean (SD)a*	65.07 (8.57)	60.81 (5.59)
Race/Ethnicityb*
White/Caucasian, n (%)	22 (81.5%)	14 (53.8%)
Non-White/Caucasian, n (%)	5 (18.5%)	12 (46.2%)
Years of education, mean (SD)	14.67 (1.55)	14.35 (1.79)
Body mass index, mean (SD)	28.79 (6.75)	29.19 (5.10)
Charlson Comorbidity Index, mean (SD)	0.59 (0.75)	0.81 (0.90)
Brief Symptom Inventory, mean (SD)c*	42 (7.6)	49 (10.5)
Functional Activities Questionnaire, mean (SD)d	0.44 (0.94)	1.77 (4.45)

HC=Healthy Controls; BC=Breast Cancer

^at(51) = 2.14, p = .037

^bχ² = 4.64, p = .031

^ct(51) = 2.45, p = .005

^dt(51) = −1.53, p = .135

^*p < .05