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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Nurs. 2022 Dec 1;46(6):417–431. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000001139

Table 2.

Differences in Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Among the Combined State Anxiety and Sleep Disturbance Latent Classes

Characteristic No Anxiety +
Low Sleep
Disturbance (0)
59.7% (n=794)
Moderate
Anxiety + High
Sleep
Disturbance (1)
32.5% (n=433)
High Anxiety +
Very High Sleep
Disturbance (2)
7.8% (n=104)
Statistics
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Age (years) 58.7 (11.9) 55.1 (12.9) 54.2 (11.7) F=15.51, p<.001 0 > 1 and 2
Education (years) 16.3 (3.0) 16.1 (3.0) 15.9 (3.1) F=1.26, p=.284
Body mass index (kg/m2) 25.9 (5.3) 26.5 (6.2) 26.7 (6.1) F=1.61, p=.200
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test score 2.9 (2.2) 3.1 (2.8) 2.9 (3.1) F=0.68, p=.505
Karnofsky Performance Status score 83.1 (11.8) 76.3 (12.1) 70.9 (11.3) F=75.70, p<.001 0 > 1 > 2
Number of comorbid conditions 2.2 (1.3) 2.6 (1.5) 3.2 (1.6) F=27.14, p<.001 0 < 1 < 2
Self-administered Comorbidity Questionnaire score 4.9 (2.9) 6.0 (3.4) 7.6 (3.8) F=41.72, p<.001 0 < 1 < 2
Time since diagnosis (years) 2.0 (3.8) 2.2 (4.4) 1.1 (2.0) KW=3.39, p=.184
Time since diagnosis (years, median) 0.42 0.42 0.42
Number of prior cancer treatments 1.6 (1.5) 1.7 (1.5) 1.5 (1.4) F=0.77, p=.462
Number of metastatic sites including lymph node involvementa 1.3 (1.2) 1.2 (1.3) 1.2 (1.2) F=0.19, p=.828
Number of metastatic sites excluding lymph node involvement 0.8 (1.0) 0.8 (1.1) 0.7 (1.0) F=0.63, p=.533
MAX2 score 0.17 (0.08) 0.18 (0.08) 0.18 (0.09) F=3.48, p=.031
0 <1
% (n) % (n) % (n)
Gender (% female) 74.7 (592) 83.4 (361) 80.4 (84) X2=12.91, p=.002
0 < 1
Self-reported ethnicity
  White
  Asian or Pacific Islander
  Black
  Hispanic, Mixed, or Other
71.4 (559)
12.9 (101)
7.7 (60)
8.0 (63)
67.9 (290)
11.9 (51)
6.1 (26)
14.1 (18)
62.5 (65)
11.5 (12)
8.7 (9)
17.3 (18)
X2=16.68, p=.011
NS
NS
NS
0 < 1 and 2
Married or partnered (% yes) 68.8 (539) 59.8 (254) 51.0 (53) X2=18.92, p<.001 0 > 1 and 2
Lives alone (% yes) 18.5 (145) 26.0 (111) 26.0 (27) X2=10.37, p=.006 0 < 1
Currently employed (% yes) 39.7 (311) 27.5 (118) 30.8 (32) X2=18.92, p<.001 0 > 1
Annual household income
  Less than $30,000
  $30,000 to $70,000
   $70,000 to $100,000
  Greater than $100,000
13.1 (92)
21.0 (147)
18.3 (128)
47.6 (333)
22.7 (90)
22.5 (89)
16.2 (64)
38.6 (153)
40.0 (38)
16.8 (16)
9.5 (9)
33.7 (32)
KW=30.38, p<.001
0 > 1 and 2
Childcare responsibilities (% yes) 19.2 (149) 25.4 (107) 31.7 (33) X2=12.10, p=.002 0 < 1 and 2
Elder care responsibilities (% yes) 6.5 (47) 11.0 (43) 6.1 (6) X2=7.37, p=.025 0 < 1
Past or current history of smoking (% yes) 34.0 (266) 35.5 (151) 44.1 (45) X2=4.05, p=.132
Exercise on a regular basis (% yes) 73.3 (573) 68.5 (287) 61.0 (61) X2=8.03, p=.018 0 > 2
Specific comorbid conditions
  Heart disease 5.7 (45) 6.7 (29) 1.9 (2) X2=3.56, p=.169
  High blood pressure 30.9 (245) 27.5 (119) 36.5 (38) X2=3.66, p=.160
  Lung disease 10.7 (85) 11.3 (49) 16.3 (17) X2=2.91, p=.233
  Diabetes 8.4 (67) 8.8 (38) 13.5 (14) X2=2.87, p=.238
  Ulcer or stomach disease 3.8 (30) 5.3 (23) 11.5 (12) X2=12.18, p=.002
0 < 2
  Kidney disease 0.9 (7) 1.8 (8) 3.8 (4) X2=6.55, p=.038
0 < 2
  Liver disease 6.9 (55) 6.5 (28) 2.9 (3) X2=2.49, p=.288
  Anemia or blood disease 10.5 (83) 13.6 (59) 21.2 (22) X2=10.76, p=.005
0 < 2
  Depression 9.6 (76) 29.3 (127) 51.9 (54) X2=147.23, p<.001
0 < 1 < 2
  Osteoarthritis 11.7 (93) 13.2 (57) 10.6 (11) X2=0.80, p=.670
  Back pain 19.6 (156) 31.6 (137) 47.1 (49) X2=48.22, p<.001
0 < 1 < 2
  Rheumatoid arthritis 3.1 (25) 3.0 (13) 3.8 (4) X2=0.20, p=.907
Cancer diagnosis
  Breast cancer
   Gastrointestinal cancer
   Gynecological cancer
   Lung cancer
39.3 (312)
31.9 (253)
17.3 (137)
11.6 (92)
41.6 (180)
28.4 (123)
18.7 (81)
11.3 (49)
43.3 (45)
27.9 (29)
13.5 (14)
15.4 (16)
X2=4.55, p=.603
Prior cancer treatment
   No prior treatment
   Only surgery, CTX, or RT
   Surgery and CTX, or surgery and RT, or CTX and RT
   Surgery and CTX and RT
26.2 (202)
40.7 (314)
21.6 (167)
11.5 (89)
22.7 (96)
43.8 (185)
17.5 (74)
15.9 (67)
26.2 (27)
43.7 (45)
15.5 (16)
14.6 (15)
X2=9.48, p=.148
Metastatic sites
   No metastasis
   Only lymph node metastasis
   Only metastatic disease in other sites
   Metastatic disease in lymph nodes and other sites
31.8 (250)
21.1 (166)
22.7 (179)
24.4 (192)
33.4 (142)
22.4 (95)
19.1 (81)
25.2 (107)
34.0 (35)
26.2 (27)
17.5 (18)
22.3 (23)
X2=4.22, p=.647
Receipt of targeted therapy
   No
   Yes
68.3 (533)
31.7 (247)
72.0 (304)
28.0 (118)
73.5 (75)
26.5 (27)
X2=2.47, p=.291
Cycle length
   14-day cycle
   21-day cycle
   28-day cycle
43.3 (342)
49.0 (387)
7.7 (61)
39.8 (170)
53.6 (229)
6.6 (28)
39.2 (40)
53.9 (55)
6.9 (7)
KW=0.88, p=.644
Emetogenicity of the CTX regimen
   Minimal/low
   Moderate
  High
19.2 (152)
62.7 (495)
18.1 (143)
19.9 (85)
58.2 (249)
22.0 (94)
20.6 (21)
60.8 (62)
18.6 (19)
KW=0.84, p=.657
Antiemetic regimen
   None
   Steroid alone or serotonin receptor antagonist alone
   Serotonin receptor antagonist and steroid
   NK-1 receptor antagonist and two other antiemetics
8.1 (63)
20.7 (161)
49.6 (385)
21.5 (167)
5.8 (24)
20.9 (86)
45.4 (187)
27.9 (115)
5.0 (5)
17.8 (18)
42.6 (43)
34.7 (35)
X2=13.71, p=.033
NS
NS
NS
0 < 1 and 2
a

Total number of metastatic sites evaluated was 9.

Abbreviations: CTX, chemotherapy; kg, kilograms; KW, Kruskal Wallis; m2, meters squared; n/a, not applicable; NK-1, neurokinin-1; NS, not significant; pw, pairwise; SD, standard deviation; RT, radiation therapy.