Table 2:
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics by intervention group
| Education Only (N=242) |
LEAP (N=312) |
Total (N=554) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| N | 242 | 312 | 554 |
| Median | 59.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 |
| Range | (24.0-83.0) | (27.0-88.0) | (24.0-88.0) |
| Race | |||
| Missing | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Black | 38 (15.9%) | 31 (10.1%) | 69 (12.7%) |
| Other (Asian, American Indian/Alaska Native, more than 1 race) | 7 (2.9%) | 17 (5.6%) | 24 (4.4%) |
| White | 194 (81.2%) | 258 (84.3%) | 452 (82.9%) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Missing | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 (15.0%) | 10 (3.3%) | 45 (8.3%) |
| Non-Hispanic | 198 (85.0%) | 296 (96.7%) | 494 (91.7%) |
| ECOG Performance Status | |||
| Missing | 42 | 52 | 94 |
| 0 | 194 (97.0%) | 239 (91.9%) | 433 (94.1%) |
| 1 | 6 (3.0%) | 20 (7.7%) | 26 (5.7%) |
| 2 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (0.2%) |
| Education | |||
| Missing | 27 | 8 | 35 |
| < HS | 17 (7.9%) | 11 (3.6%) | 28 (5.4%) |
| > BA/BS College Degree | 52 (24.2%) | 75 (24.7%) | 127 (24.5%) |
| BA/BS College Degree | 34 (15.8%) | 64 (21.1%) | 98 (18.9%) |
| HS Grad | 36 (16.7%) | 65 (21.4%) | 101 (19.5%) |
| Some college/Jr College | 76 (35.3%) | 89 (29.3%) | 165 (31.8%) |
| Marital Status | |||
| Missing | 28 | 10 | 38 |
| Married | 131 (61.2%) | 187 (61.9%) | 318 (61.6%) |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 65 (30.4%) | 93 (30.8%) | 158 (30.6%) |
| Single/never married | 18 (8.4%) | 22 (7.3%) | 40 (7.8%) |
| Employment Status | |||
| Missing | 28 | 9 | 37 |
| Disabled | 16 (7.5%) | 19 (6.3%) | 35 (6.8%) |
| Employed | 118 (55.1%) | 153 (50.5%) | 271 (52.4%) |
| Homemaker | 19 (8.9%) | 38 (12.5%) | 57 (11.0%) |
| Retired | 51 (23.8%) | 74 (24.4%) | 125 (24.2%) |
| Student | 2 (0.9%) | 2 (0.7%) | 4 (0.8%) |
| Unemployed | 8 (3.7%) | 17 (5.6%) | 25 (4.8%) |
| Definitive primary surgery | |||
| Missing | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Partial mastectomy/lumpectomy/excisional biopsy | 155 (65.1%) | 199 (64.8%) | 354 (65.0%) |
| Mastectomy, NOS | 83 (34.9%) | 108 (35.2%) | 191 (35.0%) |
| Type of axillary lymph node dissection | |||
| Axillary lymph node dissection only | 64 (26.4%) | 67 (21.5%) | 131 (23.6%) |
| Both axillary and sentinel lymph node dissection | 78 (32.2%) | 87 (27.9%) | 165 (29.8%) |
| Sentinel lymph node dissection only | 100 (41.3%) | 158 (50.6%) | 258 (46.6%) |
| Number of positive lymph nodes | |||
| N | 225 | 298 | 523 |
| Mean (SD) | 2.3 (5.1) | 2.1 (5.5) | 2.2 (5.3) |
| Immediate reconstructive surgery | |||
| Missing | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| No | 218 (91.2%) | 249 (80.1%) | 467 (84.9%) |
| Yes | 21 (8.8%) | 62 (19.9%) | 83 (15.1%) |
| Tumor laterality | |||
| Missing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Left | 130 (53.9%) | 159 (51.1%) | 289 (52.4%) |
| Right | 111 (46.1%) | 151 (48.6%) | 262 (47.5%) |
| Bilateral | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (0.2%) |
| Receptor status,ER | |||
| Negative | 57 (23.6%) | 60 (19.2%) | 117 (21.1%) |
| Positive | 184 (76.0%) | 251 (80.4%) | 435 (78.5%) |
| Not Done | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (0.3%) | 2 (0.4%) |
| Receptor status,PR | |||
| Negative | 92 (38.0%) | 87 (27.9%) | 179 (32.3%) |
| Positive | 149 (61.6%) | 224 (71.8%) | 373 (67.3%) |
| Not Done | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (0.3%) | 2 (0.4%) |
| HER-2/neu receptors | |||
| Missing | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Negative | 194 (80.8%) | 249 (80.6%) | 443 (80.7%) |
| Positive | 42 (17.5%) | 53 (17.2%) | 95 (17.3%) |
| Not Done | 4 (1.7%) | 7 (2.3%) | 11 (2.0%) |
| Pathologic primary tumor size | |||
| N | 233 | 305 | 538 |
| Median | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Grade | |||
| Missing | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| Low | 54 (22.5%) | 65 (22.0%) | 119 (22.2%) |
| Intermediate | 93 (38.8%) | 138 (46.6%) | 231 (43.1%) |
| High | 93 (38.8%) | 93 (31.4%) | 186 (34.7%) |
| Receipt of chemotherapy | |||
| Missing | 4 (1.7%) | 4 (1.3%) | 8 (1.4%) |
| No | 143 (59.1%) | 199 (63.8%) | 342 (61.7%) |
| Yes | 95 (39.3%) | 109 (34.9%) | 204 (36.8%) |
| Radiation prior to lymphedema diagnosis or within 18 months for those who were lymphedema-free | |||
| No | 76 (31.4%) | 98 (31.4%) | 174 (31.4%) |
| Yes | 166 (68.6%) | 214 (68.6%) | 380 (68.6%) |
| Baseline BMI | |||
| N | 242 | 312 | 554 |
| Median | 27.0 | 27.5 | 27.3 |