Table 1.
Demographics and treatment characteristics of participants (n = 833)
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, in years | |
| <50 | 232 (27.9) |
| 50–59 | 256 (30.7) |
| 60–69 | 239 (28.7) |
| 70+ | 106 (12.7) |
| Race/ethnicitya | |
| White | 770 (92.4) |
| Black | 27 (3.2) |
| Hispanic | 18 (2.2) |
| Other | 15 (1.8) |
| Annual household income, mean (SD) | $66,579 (28,371) |
| Highest level of educationa | |
| Less than high school | 17 (2.0) |
| High school graduate or G.E.D | 137 (16.4) |
| Some college or 2-year degree | 247 (29.7) |
| College graduate | 230 (27.6) |
| More than a college degree | 197 (23.6) |
| Insurance statusa | |
| Insured (private +Medicare) | 772 (92.7) |
| Any Medicaid | 42 (5.0) |
| Uninsured | 14 (1.7) |
| Marital status at diagnosisa | |
| Married/living with partner | 618 (74.2) |
| Not married | 214 (25.7) |
| BMI at diagnosis | |
| Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2) | 6 (0.7) |
| Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 319 (38.3) |
| Overweight (25.0-29.9 kg/m2) | 229 (27.5) |
| Obese (30+ kg/m2) | 279 (33.5) |
| Health literacy | |
| Low health literacy | 198 (23.8) |
| Medium health literacy | 271 (32.5) |
| High health literacy | 364 (43.7) |
| AJCC stage at diagnosis | |
| 0 | 134 (16.1) |
| I | 377 (45.3) |
| II | 229 (27.5) |
| III | 75 (9.0) |
| Surgery and radiation treatment | |
| Unilateral mastectomy, no radiation (33% with chemotherapy) | 99 (11.9) |
| Lumpectomy, 92% with radiation (36% with chemotherapy) | 466 (55.9) |
| Bilateral mastectomy, no radiation (48% with chemotherapy) | 156 (18.7) |
| Unilateral mastectomy, radiation (91% with chemotherapy) | 46 (5.5) |
| Bilateral mastectomy, radiation (94% with chemotherapy) | 66 (7.9) |
| Axillary surgery | |
| SLNB | 505 (60.6) |
| ALND | 254 (30.5) |
| None | 74 (8.9) |
| Reconstruction | |
| Implant | 180 (21.6) |
| Flap | 69 (8.3) |
| None | 584 (70.1) |
| Endocrine therapy | 541 (64.9) |
| Prior rotator cuff/frozen shoulder | 116 (13.9) |
| Prior arthritis | 226 (27.1) |
| Prior diabetes | 68 (8.2) |
| QuickDASH, mean (SD) | 15.2 (16.1) |
| Fact-B, mean (SD) | 115.0 (19.0) |
BMI body mass index, SLNB sentinel lymph node biopsy, ALND axillary lymph node dissection
aDoes not total 833 due to missing values