Table 1.
Demographic and Medical Characteristics of Cancer Survivors and Matched Controls
| Characteristic | Cancer Survivors (N=296) |
Matched Controls (N=255) |
|---|---|---|
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| Age, years at time of survey | M=73.2, SD=8.6 | M=72.8, SD=8.2 |
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| Sex | ||
| Female | 149 (49.5%) | 129 (50.6%) |
| Male | 146 (50.5%) | 126 (49.4%) |
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| Race | ||
| White | 286 (96.6%) | 236 (92.5%) |
| Nonwhite | 10 (3.4%) | 19 (7.5%) |
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| Marital Status | ||
| Married | 253 (85.5%) | 208 (82.2) |
| Single, widowed, divorced | 43 (14.5) | 45 (17.8) |
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| Education | ||
| Less than 8th grade | 4 (1.4%) | 9 (3.5%) |
| 8th-11th grade | 55 (18.8%) | 37(14.5%) |
| High school graduate | 53 (18.1%) | 34 (13.3%) |
| Vocational school | 30 (10.2%) | 26 (10.1%) |
| Some college | 63 (21.5%) | 69 (27.1%) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 48 (16.4%) | 38 (14.9%) |
| Graduate school | 40 (13.7%) | 40 (15.7%) |
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| Income | ||
| <6,000K | 2 (0.9%) | 0 (0%) |
| 6,000–19,999 | 12 (4.0%) | 18 (7.1%) |
| 20,000–29,000 | 26 (8.8%) | 21 (8.2%) |
| 30,000–39,999 | 40 (13.5%) | 34 (13.3%) |
| 40,000–49,999 | 32 (10.8%) | 28 (11%) |
| 50,000–59,999 | 32 (10.8%) | 31 (12.2%) |
| 60,000–69,999 | 28 (9.5%) | 27 (10.6%) |
| 70,000–79,999 | 24 (8.1) | 17 (6.7%) |
| 80,000–89,999 | 17 (5.7%) | 14 (5.5%) |
| unknown | 83 (28%) | 65 (25.5%) |
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| Comorbidity Index | M=4.53, SD=3.26 | M=4.14, SD=3.26 |
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| Cancer Stage | ||
| 1 | 82 (27.7%) | |
| 2 | 132 (44.6%) | |
| 3 | 74 (25%) | |
| 4 | 7 (2.4%) | |
| unknown | 1 (0.3%) | |
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| Cancer Location | ||
| Colon | 228 (77%) | |
| Rectum | 68 (23%) | |
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| Cancer Treatment | ||
| Surgery | 296 (100%) | |
| Chemotherapy | 158 (53.4%) | |
| Radiation | 59 (19.9%) | |
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| Stoma Status | ||
| Permanent Stoma | 37 (12.5%) | |
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| Time Since Cancer Diagnosis | M=15.5, SD=0.9 | |
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| New Primary Cancer | ||
| Diagnosis | 63 (21.3%) | |
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| Cancer Recurrence | 13 (4.4%) | |