Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics (N=176)
| Demographic Variable | M (SD) or n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | 58.2 (8.1) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married/Cohabitating | 152 (86%) |
| Race/Ethnicity (% Caucasian) | 173 (98%) |
| Education | |
| High School/GED | 41 (23%) |
| Some college/Associate’s | 69 (39%) |
| Bachelor’s | 37 (21%) |
| Graduate (Masters, PhD) | 29 (17%) |
| Rurality (% small/isolated rural) | 99 (56%) |
| Age at diagnosis | 54.2 (8.3) |
| Stage at diagnosisa | |
| 0 | 16 (9%) |
| I | 71 (40%) |
| II | 65 (37%) |
| III | 23 (13%) |
| Time since treatment (years) | 3.5 (2.4) |
| Treatment Received | |
| Lumpectomy | 110 (63%) |
| Mastectomy | 83 (47%) |
| Radiation | 128 (73%) |
| Chemotherapy | 117 (67%) |
| Anti-hormone Therapy (baseline) | 93 (53%) |
| BMI | 34.1 (4.4) |
| % weight loss at 6 months | 13.1 (5.7) |
| % regain at 18 months | 4.9 (5.9) |
a
One participant’s stage at diagnosis was unknown