Table 1.

Demographics and Medical Characteristics (n=48)

Variables	n		%
Race
White	20		41.7
African American	28		58.3
Education
High school or less	10		20.9
Some college/associate degree	20		41.6
Bachelor’s degree or higher	18		37.5
Marital status
Currently married	23		47.9
Single/Widowed/Separated/Divorced	25		52.1
Employed
Full time	17		35.4
Part time	12		25.0
Unemployed	19		39.6
Household annual gross income
< $25,000	12		25.0
$25,000 - $49,999	11		22.9
$50,000 - $100,000	14		29.2
$100,000+	6		12.5
Missing	5		10.4
Cancer stage
I	13		27.1
II	29		60.4
III	6		12.5
Received surgery	18		37.5
Chemotherapy
Neoadjuvant	30		62.5
Adjuvant	18		37.5
Pre-existing mental disorders
Panic disorder	1		2.1
Anxiety only	5		10.4
Depression only	3		6.3
Depression/Anxiety	4		8.3
	Mean	Median (min., max.)	Std. Dev.
Age	55.2	56.5 (27, 76)	12.7
Charlson Comorbidity Index	0.52	0.0 (0, 5.0)	0.97
Number of diseases	3.4	3.0 (0, 11)	3.0
Distress Thermometer baseline	4.8	5.0 (0, 10)	2.4