Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of female cancer survivors and women in the general U.S. population
| Characteristic | Cancer Survivors No. (%)a (n=616) | General Population No. (%)b (n= 47709) |
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| Current age (y) | ||
| 18 – 24 | 35 (5.8) | 15,005 (31.5) |
| 25 – 30 | 138 (23.0) | 12,490 (26.2) |
| 31 – 35 | 215 (35.8) | 9,277 (19.5) |
| 36 – 40 | 213 (35.4) | 10,824 (22.7) |
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| Race | ||
| White | 451 (73.2) | 35,249 (73.9) |
| Black or African American | 14 (2.3) | 7,219 (15.1) |
| Other | 151 (24.5) | 5,241 (11) |
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| Hispanic Ethnicity | 145 (23.5) | 8,174 (17.1) |
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| BMI (kg/m2) | ||
| <18.5 | 151 (25.2) | 8,241 (17.5) |
| 18.5–24.9 | 262 (43.7) | 15,888 (33.6) |
| 25–29.9 | 85 (14.2) | 10,359 (21.9) |
| > 30 | 101 (16.9) | 12,729 (27.0) |
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| Education | ||
| Did not complete college | 155 (25.2) | 34,835 (73.0) |
| College graduate and beyond | 461 (74.8) | 12,874 (27.0) |
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| Income | ||
| <$51,000 | 158 (27.2) | 28,470 (59.7) |
| ≥$51,000 | 422 (72.8) | 19,239 (40.3) |
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| Partnered Relationship | 446 (72.4) | 26,741 (56) |
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| Ever been pregnant | 312 (50.6) | 30,800 (64.6) |
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| Ever had live birth | 262 (42.5) | 27,287 (57.2) |
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| Years since cancer diagnosis | - | |
| ≤2 | 74 (12.0) | - |
| >2–5 | 158 (25.6) | - |
| >5 | 384 (62.3) | - |
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| Cancer Diagnosisc | - | |
| Breast | 137 (22.2) | - |
| Leukemia and lymphomas | 206 (33.4) | - |
| Gynecologic | 48 (7.8) | - |
| Gastrointestinal | 15 (2.4) | - |
| Bone and soft tissue tumors | 38 (6.2) | |
| Skin | 24 (3.9) | - |
| Thyroid | 148 (24.0) | - |
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| Surgery for cancer | 418 (67.9) | - |
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| Chemotherapy | 384 (62.3) | - |
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| Radiation therapy | 305 (49.5) | - |
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| Bone marrow or stem cell transplant | 27 (4.4) | - |
a
Numbers do not sum up to 616 for some variables due to missing data.
b
General population as reported by the National Survey for Family Growth 2006–2010 cycle. Numbers are expressed in thousands and are based on applying sampling weights to 9652 respondents aged 18–40 years.(20) Cancer-related variables were not collected by the survey.
c
Gynecologic cancer = cervix, uterus, ovary; Gastrointestinal cancer = pancreas, gallbladder, stomach, small intestine, colon, appendix, rectum