Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Characteristic | N=301 | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| Minimum, Maximum | 31, 75 | |
| Mean (SD) | 62.8 (7.7) | |
| Time since diagnosis (years) | ||
| Mean (SD) | 5.9. (2.5) | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 158 | 52% |
| Female | 143 | 48% |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 165 | 55% |
| Hispanic | 126 | 42% |
| Other* | 10 | 3% |
| Primary language spoken | ||
| English | 254 | 84% |
| Spanish | 12 | 4% |
| A mix of English and Spanish | 34 | 11% |
| Another language | 1 | <1% |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 184 | 61% |
| Rural | 117 | 39% |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 193 | 64% |
| Divorced, separated, widowed | 83 | 28% |
| Never married | 23 | 8% |
| Missing | 2 | 1% |
| Highest level of education | ||
| ≤High school | 83 | 28% |
| Some college | 112 | 37% |
| ≥College degree | 104 | 35% |
| Missing | 2 | 1% |
| Health literacy | ||
| Low | 77 | 26% |
| High | 222 | 74% |
| Missing | 2 | 1% |
| Annual income | ||
| <$30,000 | 88 | 29% |
| $30,000 - $69,999 | 111 | 37% |
| ≥$70,000 | 85 | 28% |
| Missing | 17 | 6% |
| Insurance | ||
| Private | 112 | 37% |
| Medicare | 101 | 34% |
| Medicaid | 34 | 11% |
| Other government | 43 | 14% |
| Uninsured | 6 | 2% |
| Missing | 5 | 2% |
| Stage at diagnosis | ||
| Localized | 162 | 54% |
| Regional | 139 | 46% |
| First course of therapy | ||
| Surgery | 283 | 94% |
| Chemotherapy | 128 | 43% |
| Radiation | 70 | 23% |
| Comorbidities | ||
| 0 | 57 | 19% |
| 1 | 77 | 26% |
| 2 | 61 | 20% |
| ≥3 | 105 | 35% |
*
Other includes non-Hispanic African American, American Indian, and Asian.