Table 1.
Characteristics of the study cohort.
| TOTAL n=517 (%) | |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female | 110 (21.3) |
| Male | 407 (78.7) |
| Race | |
| Asian | 15 (2.9) |
| Black | 12 (2.3) |
| White | 460 (89) |
| Other | 7 (1.4) |
| Missing | 23 (4.4) |
| Married, living as married or in a relationship? | |
| Yes | 451 (87.2) |
| No | 64 (12.4) |
| Unknown | 2 (0.4) |
| Education | |
| College or above | 333 (64.4) |
| HS/Some college | 172 (33.3) |
| Less than HS | 10 (1.9) |
| Missing | 2 (0.4) |
| Age at interview; median (minimum, maximum) | 69 (19, 92) |
| Months since initial diagnosis, median (minimum, maximum) | 14 (0, 53) |
| Stage at Initial Dx | |
| pTa | 306 (59.2) |
| pT1 | 160 (30.9) |
| pTis | 51 (9.9) |
| Grade at initial diagnosis | |
| Low | 156 (30.2) |
| High | 361 (69.8) |
| Self-reported cigarette smoking behavior at interview | |
| Current | 38 (7.3) |
| Former | 294 (56.9) |
| Quit less than two years ago | 16 (5.4)* |
| Quit more than two years ago | 278 (94.6)* |
| Never | 185 (35.8) |
| Currently live with a smoker | |
| Yes | 10 (1.9) |
| No | 507 (98.1) |
| Currently use nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) ** | |
| Yes | 9 (2.7) |
| No | 322 (97.0) |
| Missing | 1 (0.3) |
| Currently use electronic cigarettes ** | |
| Yes, Everyday | 5 (1.5) |
| Yes, Somedays | 5 (1.5) |
| No | 321 (96.7) |
| Missing | 1 (0.3) |
| Currently smoke cigars *** | |
| Yes | 9 (1.7) |
| Unknown | 508 (98.3) |
*
proportion among the 294 former smokers
**
Among Ever smokers (current and former smokers)
***
Cigar smoking was not systematically collected, data collected from interviewer note