Table 4.

Tests of Mean Differences and Associations among Categories for Antecedents and Outcomes of Depressed Mood Class Membership

Characteristic		Consistently Mild	Consistently Low Moderate	Omnibus Test
Cycle 2
Age (in years)		52.29 (11.01)	50.66 (8.95)	t(159) = 1.23, p = .27
Education				χ2 = 0.88, p = .98
	Less than high school	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)
	High school	25 (18.4%)	5 (20.8%)
	Undergraduate/Technical School	88 (64.7%)	16 (66.7%)
	Postgraduate	17 (12.5%)	3 (12.5%)
Marital Status				χ2 = 1.27, p = .50
	Married	105 (76.1%)	16 (66.7%)
	Not Married	33 (23.9%)	8 (33.3%)
Employment				χ2 = 1.88, p = .46
	Employed	54 (39.1%)	6 (25.0%)
	Not Employed	84 (60.9%)	18 (75.0%)
Stage				χ2 = 2.43, p = .64
	I	15 (11.0%)	5 (20.8%)
	II	58 (42.6%)	9 (37.5%)
	III	31 (22.8%)	6 (25.0%)
	IV	32 (23.5%)	4 (16.7%)
Doxorubicin				χ2 = 1.13, p = .34
	Yes	63(47.7%)	7(35.0%)
	No	69(52.3%)	13(65.0%)
Taxane				χ2 = .43, p = .61
	Yes	43(32.6%)	8(40.0%)
	No	89(67.4%)	12(60.0%)
Hours Spent Lying Down		10.57 (2.63)	10.33 (3.82)	t(27) = 0.30, p = .77
Days Missed Work (n=20)		2.28 (1.81)	4.0 (0.00)	t(18) = 1.73, p = .21
Cycle 3
Age (years)		52.73 (10.97)	53.56 (10.73)	t(150) = 0.05, p = .82
Education				χ2 = 2.01, p = .68
	Less than high school	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)
	High School	24 (16.9%)	3 (33.3%)
	Undergraduate/Technical School	94 (66.2%)	5 (55.6%)
	Postgraduate	19 (13.4%)	1 (11.1%)
Marital Status				χ2 = 2.55, p = .32
	Married	109 (75.7%)	5 (55.6%)
	Not Married	35 (24.3%)	4 (44.4%)
Employment				χ2 = 0.78, p = 1.00
	Employed	57 (39.6%)	3 (33.3%)
	Not Employed	87 (60.4%)	6 (66.7%)
Stage				χ2 = 1.58, p = 0.84
	I	19 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)
	II	60 (42.0%)	5 (55.6%)
	III	33 (23.2%)	2 (22.2%)
	IV	31 (21.8%)	2 (22.2%)
Doxorubicin				χ2 = 7.21, p < .01a
	Yes	74(51.4%)	8(100.0%)
	No	70(48.6%)	0(0.0%)
Taxane				χ2 = 1.68, p = .27
	Yes	50 (34.7%)	1(12.5%)
	No	94 (65.3%)	7(87.5%)
Hours Spent Lying Down		10.59 (2.72)	10.24 (4.15)	t(150) = 0.36, p = .72
Days Missed Work (n=27)		1.56(1.71)	1.00(0.00)	t(25) = 0.21, p = .65

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