Table 1.
Baseline Patient Characteristics of the 12-month Sample
| Characteristic | N=778 Percent (%) |
|---|---|
| Age at baseline survey | |
| <65 years | 47.3 |
| ≥65 years | 52.7 |
| Race | |
| White | 71.9 |
| Black | 25.7 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 0.3 |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 1.9 |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic | 1.2 |
| Non-Hispanic | 98.6 |
| Highest level of education completed | |
| 8th grade or less | 3.0 |
| Some high school | 7.6 |
| High school graduate | 21.5 |
| Some college | 28.9 |
| College graduate | 39.1 |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 81.2 |
| Divorced | 9.1 |
| Widowed | 4.1 |
| Never married | 3.7 |
| Separated | 1.8 |
| Employment status | |
| Employed full time | 33.4 |
| Employed part time | 68.7 |
| Unemployed | 3.3 |
| Retired | 46.9 |
| Disabled and not working | 57.6 |
| Smoker status | |
| Current | 11.6 |
| Former | 51.5 |
| Never | 36.9 |
| Number of comorbid conditions | |
| 0 | 4.0 |
| 1 | 13.9 |
| 2 | 18.5 |
| ≥3 | 63.6 |
| Number of mental health comorbid condition(s) that limit(s) usual or daily activitiesa | |
| 0 | 98.7 |
| 1 | 1.3 |
| Number of physical health/other comorbid condition(s)b | |
| 0 | 4.4 |
| 1 | 14.5 |
| 2 | 21.1 |
| ≥3 | 60.0 |
| Number of physical health/other comorbid condition(s) that limit(s) usual or daily activitiesb | |
| 0 | 83.4 |
| 1 | 8.2 |
| 2 | 4.8 |
| ≥3 | 3.6 |
| Treatment(s) | |
| Radiationc + brachytherapy + hormone therapy | 0.1 |
| Radiationc + hormone therapy | 1.5 |
| Radiationc + brachytherapy | 0.8 |
| Brachytherapy + hormone therapy | 0.5 |
| Prostatectomy + radiation | 0.3 |
| Prostatectomy + hormone therapy | 0.1 |
| Active surveillance | 33.8 |
| Prostatectomy | 33.9 |
| Radiationc | 12.1 |
| Brachytherapy | 9.4 |
| Hormone therapy | 5.3 |
| Otherd | 2.2 |
Notes:
Mental health comorbid conditions include Alzheimer’s disease, depression, and anxiety.
Physical health/other comorbid conditions include arthritis; back pain; asthma; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis; diabetes; HIV/AIDS; weak or failing kidneys with or without dialysis; osteoporosis, anemia or other blood condition; lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, or other inflammatory condition; another cancer that is not prostate, basal cell skin, or squamous cell skin cancer; a liver condition; pancreatitis; inflammatory bowel disease; stomach ulcer, duodenal ulcer or peptic ulcer; high blood pressure, congestive heart failure; angina; heart attack/acute myocardial infarction; arrhythmia; peripheral artery disease; blood clot in legs or lungs; high cholesterol; and stroke.
Radiation includes external beam radiation therapy and proton therapy.
Other treatments include cryotherapy, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), and CyberKnife.