Table 1.
Characteristics of Participants by Cancer Site
| Variables | Overall (N = 566) |
Breast (n = 139) |
Colorectal (n = 102) |
Gynecologic (n = 122) |
Lung (n = 80) |
Prostate (n = 123) |
p (χ2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age in years (SD); range | 68.16 (10.27); 45–96 | 66.19 (11.72); 45–94 | 69.12 (11.66); 46–96 | 66.59 (9.32); 46–88 | 72.06 (9.36); 45–94 | 68.60 (7.72); 55–93 | |
| 45–54, n (%) | 58 (10.25) | 29 (20.86) | 10 (9.80) | 15 (12.30) | 4 (5.00) | 0 (0.00) | .004 |
| 55–64, n (%) | 149 (26.33) | 35 (25.18) | 26 (25.49) | 34 (27.87) | 14 (17.50) | 40 (32.52) | |
| 65–74, n (%) | 201 (35.51) | 42 (30.22) | 29 (28.43) | 49 (40.16) | 26 (32.50) | 55 (44.72) | |
| 75 and older, n (%) | 158 (27.92) | 33 (23.74) | 37 (36.27) | 24 (19.67) | 36 (45.00) | 28 (22.76) | |
| Gender, n (% female) | 351 (62.01) | 139 (100.00) | 49 (48.04) | 122 (100.00) | 41 (51.25) | 0 (0.00) | .30 |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | |||||||
| European American | 511 (90.28) | 124 (89.21) | 90 (88.24) | 109 (89.34) | 76 (95.00) | 112 (91.06) | .31 |
| African American | 21 (3.71) | 5 (3.60) | 7 (6.86) | 2 (1.64 ) | 0 (0.00) | 7 (5.69) | |
| Hispanic | 18 (3.18) | 5 (3.60) | 1 (0.98) | 8 (6.56) | 3 (3.75) | 1 (0.81) | |
| Other | 16 (2.83) | 5 (3.60) | 4 (3.92) | 3 (2.46) | 1 (1.25) | 3 (2.44) | |
| Education, n (%) | |||||||
| High school or less | 43 (7.60) | 4 (2.88) | 11 (10.78) | 8 (6.56) | 12 (15.00) | 8 (6.50) | .004 |
| High school graduate | 189 (33.39) | 44 (31.65 ) | 35 (34.31) | 48 (39.34) | 31 (38.75) | 31 (25.20) | |
| Some college | 140 (24.73) | 33 (23.74) | 26 (25.49) | 31 (25.41) | 19 (23.75) | 31 (25.20) | |
| College or higher | 186 (32.86) | 56 (40.29) | 28 (27.45) | 33 (27.05) | 16 (20.00) | 53 (43.09) | |
| Unknown | 8 (1.41) | 2 (1.44 ) | 2 (1.96) | 2 (1.64) | 2 (2.50) | 0 (0.00) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | |||||||
| Single | 172 (30.39) | 53 (38.13) | 27 (26.47) | 43 (35.25) | 31 (38.75) | 18 (14.63) | <.001 |
| Married/partner | 382 (67.49) | 81 (58.27) | 71 (69.61) | 78 (63.93) | 48 (60.00) | 104 (84.55) | |
| Unknown | 12 (2.12) | 5 (3.60) | 4 (3.92) | 1 (0.82) | 1 (1.25) | 1 (0.81) | |
| Physical activity, min/week (%) | |||||||
| >150 | 257 (45.40) | 68 (48.92) | 43 (42.16) | 46 (37.70) | 25 (31.25) | 69 (56.10) | .004 |
| 1–149 | 70 (12.37) | 17 (12.23) | 14 (13.73) | 12 (9.84) | 7 (8.75) | 13 (10.57) | |
| 0 | 188 (33.22) | 37 (26.62) | 27 (26.47) | 46 (37.70) | 39 (48.75) | 29 (23.58) | |
| Unknown | 51 (9.01) | 17 (12.23) | 18 (17.65) | 18 (14.75) | 9 (11.25 ) | 12 (9.76) | |
| Strength training, n (%) | |||||||
| >1 time per week | 344 (60.78) | 83 (59.71) | 56 (54.90) | 87 (71.31) | 50 (62.5) | 68 (55.28) | .04 |
| 0 times per week | 143 (25.26) | 41 (29.50) | 29 (28.43) | 21 (17.21) | 15 (18.75) | 37 (30.08) | |
| Unknown | 79 (13.96) | 15 (10.79) | 17 (16.67) | 14 (11.48) | 15 (18.75) | 18 (14.63) | |
| Multimorbidity, mean (SD); range | 1.44 (1.3); 0–6 | 1.35 (1.2); 0–6 | 1.19 (1.2); 0–5 | 1.46 (1.3); 0–6 | 2.29 (1.6); 0–6 | 1.19 (1.1); 0–5 | <.001 |
| Perceived disability, n (%) | |||||||
| Yes | 190 (33.57) | 33 (23.74) | 37 (36.27) | 48 (39.34) | 40 (50.00) | 32 (26.02) | .002 |
| No | 353 (62.37) | 101 (72.66) | 59 (57.84) | 70 (57.38) | 36 (45.00) | 87 (70.73) | |
| Unknown | 23 (4.06) | 5 (3.60) | 6 (5.88) | 4 (3.28) | 4 (5.00) | 4 (3.25) | |
| Body mass index, | 30.99 (7.81); | 30.35 (8.00); | 29.10 (5.94); | 33.95 (8.73); | 28.11 (6.33); | 31.42 (7.40); | <.001 |
| mean (SD); range | 13.71–62.32 | 14.26–62.32 | 18.40^19.23 | 15.98–53.37 | 16.31^18.93 | 13.71–56.80 | |
| Normal, n (%) | 117 (20.67) | 35 (25.18) | 23 (22.55) | 20 (16.39) | 22 (27.50) | 17 (13.82) | <.001 |
| Overweight, n (%) | 156 (27.56) | 31 (22.3) | 34 (33.33) | 20 (16.39) | 28 (35.00) | 43 (34.96) | |
| Obese, n (%) | 238 (42.04) | 57 (41.00) | 35 (34.31) | 71 (58.20) | 17 (21.25 ) | 58 (47.15) | |
| Unknown, n (%) | 55 (9.72) | 16 (11.51) | 10 (9.80) | 11 (9.02) | 13 (16.25) | 5 (4.07) | |