Table 2.
Army of Women Patient Characteristics (n= 3497)
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean Age (SD) | 59 (8.9) | |
| Type of Breast cancer* | ||
| Ductal carcinoma IS | 1409 | 40 |
| Lobular carcinoma IS | 152 | 4 |
| Invasive ductal carcinoma | 1534 | 44 |
| Invasive lobular carcinoma | 271 | 8 |
| Atypical ductal hyperplasia | 32 | 1 |
| Inflammatory breast cancer | 16 | <1 |
| Other | 270 | 8 |
| I don’t know | 340 | 10 |
| Recurrence | ||
| Yes | 62 | 2 |
| No | 3405 | 97 |
| Missing | 30 | <1 |
| Complications | ||
| Yes | 789 | 23 |
| No | 2708 | 77 |
| Marital Status | ||
| Married | 2423 | 69 |
| Living with significant other | 194 | 6 |
| Widowed | 180 | 5 |
| Separated | 35 | 1 |
| Divorced | 385 | 11 |
| Single, never married | 272 | 8 |
| Missing | 8 | <1 |
| Level of Education | ||
| Some high school | 5 | <1 |
| High school diploma | 168 | 5 |
| Some college, trade or university | 625 | 18 |
| College, trade or university diploma | 1253 | 36 |
| Some Master/Doctoral degree | 286 | 8 |
| Master/Doctoral degree | 1150 | 33 |
| Missing | 10 | <1 |
| Employment Status | ||
| Employed full-time | 1313 | 38 |
| Employed part-time | 504 | 14 |
| Voluntary work | 158 | 5 |
| Homemaker | 243 | 7 |
| Student | 15 | <1 |
| Retired | 920 | 26 |
| Unable to work/disabled | 72 | 2 |
| Unemployed/seeking employment | 70 | 2 |
| Other | 189 | 5 |
| Missing | 13 | <1 |
| Race | ||
| White | 3297 | 94 |
| Black or African American | 51 | 1 |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 2 | <1 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 34 | 1 |
| Other | 113 | 3 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 2 |
| Non-Hispanic or non-Latino | 3388 | 97 |
| Missing | 46 | 1 |
| Time from Surgery | ||
| <5 years | 1594 | 46 |
| 5–10 years | 951 | 27 |
| 11–15 years | 501 | 14 |
| 16–20 years | 214 | 6 |
| >20 years | 99 | 3 |
| Missing | 138 | 4 |
*
The larger sample is attributed to the fact that participants may have multiple types of breast cancers