Table 1.
Characteristics of Breast Cancer Survivors and Cancer-Free Controls. Data are presented as mean (SD) for continuous data or % for categorical data*.
| General Characteristics | Breast Cancer Survivors (n=84) | Cancer-Free Control (n=40) | p-value** |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 67.9 (4.4) | 69.0 (5.3) | 0.20 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.0 (5.8) | 26.4 (4.8) | 0.01 |
| Comorbidity Index | 1.8 (1.7) | 0.8 (0.9) | <0.001 |
| Race | 0.37 | ||
| Caucasian (%) | 95 | 100 | |
| Marital Status | 0.88 | ||
| Married/Partnered | 56 | 55 | |
| Divorced/Separated | 23 | 20 | |
| Widowed | 14 | 15 | |
| Single | 6 | 10 | |
| Education | 0.10 | ||
| High school graduate/GED | 32 | 20 | |
| Associate/Technical Degree | 13 | 7 | |
| Bachelor’s Degree | 30 | 33 | |
| Advanced Degree | 19 | 40 | |
| Other | 5 | 0 | |
| Employment | 0.37 | ||
| Retired | 69 | 75 | |
| Currently Employed | 19 | 25 | |
| Homemaker | 5 | 0 | |
| Unemployed | 6 | 0 | |
| Cancer Specific Characteristics | Cancer (n=84) | ||
| Time Since Diagnosis (mos.) | 84.3 (45.4) | ||
| Cancer Stage | |||
| I | 24 | ||
| II | 60 | ||
| III | 13 | ||
| Treatment History | |||
| Surgery | 100 | ||
| Radiation | 79 | ||
| Chemotherapy | 100 | ||
| Anti-hormone therapy | 76 | ||
| Average Symptom Severity | 2.7 (2.9) | ||
| Fatigue | 9.9 (4.0) | ||
*
Categorical data may not sum to 100% due to missing data.
**
Comparisons used t-tests for continuous data and chi-square test for categorical data.