Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics From the Health and Retirement Study (2004–2012).a
| Variable | Women (n = 8,390)
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Men (n = 5,531)
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| Range | M (SD) | Cancer casesb | Range | M (SD) | Cancer cases | |
| Cancer incidence 2004–2012 | 0, 1 | 0.093 | 711 | 0, 1 | 0.121 | 667 |
| Cancer prevalence 2004 | ||||||
| All-site | 0, 1 | 0.113 | 1,003 | 0, 1 | 0.106 | 712 |
| Colon | 0, 1 | 0.008 | 75 | 0, 1 | 0.011 | 71 |
| Breast | 0, 1 | 0.034 | 298 | |||
| Prostate | 0, 1 | 0.046 | 333 | |||
| Childhood misfortune domain | ||||||
| SES | 0–2 | 1.349 (0.841) | 0–2 | 1.232 (0.817) | ||
| Risky parental behaviors | 0–2 | 0.846 (0.681) | 0–2 | 0.864 (0.604) | ||
| Chronic diseases | 0–2 | 0.503 (0.752) | 0–2 | 0.402 (0.629) | ||
| Infectious diseases | 0–2 | 1.748 (0.568) | 0–2 | 1.684 (0.604) | ||
| Impairments | 0–2 | 0.188 (0.455) | 0–2 | 0.268 (0.502) | ||
| Adult resources | ||||||
| Education | 0–17 | 12.860 (2.849) | 0–17 | 13.414 (2.863) | ||
| Wealth | −8.20–31.58 | 5.858 (3.681) | −13.09–33.37 | 6.234 (3.577) | ||
| Married | 0, 1 | 0.602 | 0, 1 | 0.782 | ||
| Adult lifestyle | ||||||
| Smoking (Pack-Years) | 0–75 | 11.411 (21.192) | 0–79 | 21.589 (28.816) | ||
| Heavy drinking | 0, 1 | 0.015 (0.123) | 0, 1 | 0.052 (0.212) | ||
| BMI | 15–50 | 27.745 (6.273) | 16.4–50 | 28.063 (4.608) | ||
| Depressive symptoms | 0–8 | 1.498 (2.054) | 0–8 | 1.133 (1.690) | ||
| Demographics | ||||||
| Age | 50–97 | 63.651 (10.233) | 50–95 | 62.346 (8.849) | ||
| Black | 0, 1 | 0.092 | 0, 1 | 0.072 | ||
| Hispanic | 0, 1 | 0.066 | 0, 1 | 0.060 | ||
| White | 0, 1 | 0.817 | 0, 1 | 0.841 | ||
Note. SES = socioeconomic status; BMI = body mass index.
a
Statistics are weighted and adjusted for clustering.
b
Absolute number of cancer cases.