Table 2.
Differences in COVID-19 symptoms and cancer and non-cancer treatments based on treatment status
| Characteristic | Total sample n = 174 |
Not on current treatment n = 126 72.4% |
Receiving treatment n = 48 27.6% |
Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | ||
| COVID-19 symptoms—During the past 14 days, have you had any of the following symptoms? (% yes) | ||||
| Persistent fever (> 38 °C of 100.4 °F) for at least one day | 9.2 (16) | 12.0 (15) | 2.1 (1) | FE, p = 0.044 |
| Chills | 9.9 (17) | 12.1 (15) | 4.2 (2) | FE, p = 0.158 |
| Repeated shaking with chills | 9.8 (17) | 12.8 (16) | 2.1 (1) | FE, p = 0.043 |
| Headache | 30.6 (53) | 32.8 (41) | 25.0 (12) | FE, p = 0.361 |
| Muscle aches | 33.5 (58) | 32.0 (40) | 37.5 (18) | FE, p = 0.590 |
| Cough | 23.7 (41) | 25.6 (32) | 18.8 (9) | FE, p = 0.426 |
| Difficulty breathing | 13.8 (24) | 16.7 (21) | 6.3 (3) | FE, p = 0.088 |
| Dizziness | 20.2 (35) | 21.6 (27) | 16.7 (8) | FE, p = 0.532 |
| Sore throat | 17.5 (30) | 21.0 (26) | 8.5 (4) | FE, p = 0.071 |
| Loss of sense of taste | 11.6 (20) | 13.7 (17) | 6.3 (3) | FE, p = 0.197 |
| Loss of sense of smell | 12.8 (22) | 15.2 (19) | 6.4 (3) | FE, p = 0.198 |
| Severe fatigue or tiredness | 24.4 (42) | 25.6 (32) | 21.3 (10) | FE, p = 0.691 |
| Severe chest pain | 9.8 (17) | 12.8 (16) | 2.1 (1) | FE, p = 0.043 |
| Difficulty finding the right words in a conversation | 24.0 (41) | 26.0 (32) | 18.8 (9) | FE, p = 0.426 |
| Ringing in your ears | 29.4 (50) | 35.2 (43) | 14.6 (7) | FE, p = 0.009 |
| Number of COVID-19 symptoms (mean, SD) | 2.8 (3.8) | 3.1 (4.2) | 1.9 (2.6) | U, p = 0.174 |
| Median number of COVID-19 symptoms | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| COVID-19 testing | ||||
| Have you been tested for COVID-19? | ||||
| No | 87.8 (152) | 87.3 (110) | 89.4 (42) | Χ2 = 0.44, p = 0.804 |
| Yes and tested negative | 11.6 (20) | 11.9 (15) | 10.6 (5) | |
| Yes and tested positive | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | |
| Yes and prefer not to report my test results | 0.6 (1) | 0.8 (1) | 0.0 (0) | |
| Has anyone you live with been tested for COVID-19? | ||||
| No | 83.9 (146) | 84.1 (106) | 83.3 (40) | Χ2 = 0.97, p = 0.616 |
| Yes and tested negative | 4.0 (7) | 3.2 (4) | 6.3 (3) | |
| Yes and tested positive | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | |
| Yes and prefer not to report my test results | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | |
| I live alone | 12.1 (21) | 12.7 (16) | 10.4 (5) | |
| Clinical care—During the past 14 days, have you done any of the following activities? (% yes) | ||||
| Called your primary care provider | 20.3 (35) | 22.4 (28) | 14.9 (7) | FE, p = 0.395 |
| Seen your primary care provider in the clinic | 6.4 (11) | 4.9 (6) | 10.4 (5) | FE, p = 0.295 |
| Had a video appointment with your primary care provider | 12.1 (21) | 11.1 (14) | 14.9 (7) | FE, p = 0.601 |
| Called your oncologist | 10.4 (18) | 10.3 (13) | 10.6 (5) | FE, p = 1.000 |
| Seen your oncologist in the clinic | 6.9 (12) | 4.0 (5) | 14.6 (7) | FE, p = 0.021 |
| Had a video appointment with your oncologist | 7.0 (12) | 4.8 (6) | 13.0 (6) | FE, p = 0.088 |
| Received supportive care (e.g., blood transfusion) | 2.9 (5) | 1.6 (2) | 6.4 (3) | FE, p = 0.128 |
| Received treatment for symptoms (e.g., pain, nausea) | 6.4 (11) | 4.0 (5) | 12.8 (6) | FE, p = 0.072 |
| Had a nurse visit your home | 1.7 (3) | 1.6 (2) | 2.1 (1) | FE, p = 1.000 |
| Had an aid care for you in your home | 1.2 (2) | 0.8 (1) | 2.1 (1) | FE, p = 0.473 |
| Been hospitalized for COVID-19 | 0.6 (1) | 0.8 (1) | 0.0 (0) | FE, p = 1.000 |
| Been hospitalized for cancer care | 0.6 (1) | 0.8 (1) | 0.0 (0) | FE, p = 1.000 |
| Have you had medical insurance coverage during the last 14 days | 97.7 (169) | 96.8 (121) | 100.0 (48) | FE, p = 0.577 |
FE Fisher’s Exact test, SD standard deviation, U Mann-Whitney U test