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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2018 Jul 5;124(17):3567–3575. doi: 10.1002/cncr.31596

Table 1.

Sociodemographic Factors among all Adolescents Newly Diagnosed with Cancer; and Separated by Sperm Banking Attempt and Successful Bankinga

All
patients
Sperm banking
attempt
Successful sperm
banking
N=146 No
(n=68)
Yes
(n=78)
No
(n=82)
Yes
(n=64)

Sociodemographic
Factors
N (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
Race/Ethnicity
  White 95 (65.1) 43 (45.3) 52 (54.7) 53 (55.8) 42 (44.2)
  Other 51 (34.9) 24 (47.1) 27 (52.9) 29 (56.9) 22 (43.1)
Diagnosis
  Leukemia/Lymphoma 82 (56.2) 43 (63.2) 39 (50.0) 50 (61.0) 32 (50.0)
  Brain & Solid Tumors 64 (43.8) 25 (36.8) 39 (50.0) 32 (39.0) 32 (50.0)
Education
  Less than H.S. Diploma 114 (78.1) 56 (49.1) 58 (50.9) 66 (57.9) 48 (42.1)
  H.S. Diploma/GED 11 (07.5) 5 (45.5) 6 (54.5) 5 (45.5) 6 (54.5)
  More than H.S. Diploma 16 (11.0) 4 (25.0) 12 (75.0) 7 (43.8) 9 (56.3)
Religion
  Christian 120 (82.2) 57 (47.5) 63 (52.5) 70 (58.3) 50 (41.7)
  Other 23 (15.8) 8 (34.8) 15 (65.2) 10 (43.5) 13 (56.5)
Relationship status
  Single, never dated 46 (31.5) 24 (52.2) 22 (47.8) 30 (65.2) 16 (34.8)
  Dating experience 70 (47.9) 32 (45.7) 38 (54.3) 39 (55.7) 31 (44.3)
  Committed relationship 29 (19.9) 11 (37.9) 18 (62.1) 13 (44.8) 16 (55.2)
Tanner Stage
  Stage 3 13 (08.9) 10 (76.9) 3 (23.1) 10 (76.9) 3 (23.1)
  Stage 4 42 (28.8) 24 (57.1) 18 (42.9) 29 (69.0) 13 (31.0)
  Stage 5 84 (57.5) 31 (36.9) 53 (63.1) 40 (47.6) 44 (52.4)
History of nocturnal emission
  No 84 (57.5) 42 (50.0) 42 (50.0) 50 (59.5) 34 (40.5)
  Yes 51 (34.9) 18 (35.3) 33 (64.7) 23 (45.1) 28 (54.9)
History of masturbation
  No 26 (17.8) 19 (73.1) 7 (26.9) 22 (84.6) 4 (15.4)
  Yes 107 (73.3) 40 (37.4) 67 (62.6) 50 (46.7) 57 (53.3)
History of partnered sexual activity
  No 81 (55.5) 33 (48.5) 48 (61.5) 41 (50.0) 40 (62.5)
  Yes 49 (33.6) 25 (36.8) 24 (30.8) 30 (36.6) 19 (29.7)
Age, M (SD) 16.5 (2.0) 16.2 (2.1) 16.8 (1.9) 16.2 (2.1) 16.8 (1.8)
a

may not equal 100% due to missing data