TABLE 1.

Characteristics of Individuals With and Without a History of Cancer

	Individuals With History of Cancer		Individuals Without History of Cancer
Characteristics	n	Wtd %	n	Wtd %	Pa
Age, y
18–39	462	7.4	28,082	41.9	<.0001
40–44	215	4.2	6265	9.4
45–49	296	5.4	6391	9.6
50–54	405	7.8	6104	9.9
55–59	507	10.0	5136	8.2
60–64	606	12.8	3994	6.8
65–69	598	12.2	2861	4.6
70–74	533	11.5	1968	3.2
75–79	524	10.5	1524	2.6
≥80	814	18.1	2106	3.7
Sex
Men	1941	41.3	30,088	49.1	<.0001
Women	3019	58.7	34,343	50.9
Education when first entered MEPSb
Less than high school graduate	1062	15.9	15,825	17.4	.0350
High school graduate	1578	32.4	19,736	29.9
Some college or more	2303	51.4	28,550	52.3
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white	3523	84.8	28,835	66.5	<.0001
Non-Hispanic black	704	7.1	12,399	11.9
Hispanic	502	5.1	16,968	14.7
Non-Hispanic other/multiple	231	3.1	6229	7.0
Number of other known MEPS priority conditions, excluding cancer
0	781	15.7	31,114	46.6	<.0001
1	925	19.1	14,144	22.7
2	1090	21.6	8579	14.1
3+	2164	43.6	10,594	16.6
Conditions
Heart disease	1793	36.8	8502	14.2	<.0001
Diabetes	940	17.4	5946	8.3	<.0001

^aChi-square test.

^bMissing not reported. Abbreviations: Wtd, Weighted.