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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 24.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Causes Control. 2018 Nov 28;30(1):1–12. doi: 10.1007/s10552-018-1101-5

Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the Data Bank and Biorepository cancer patient cohort from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (n=5,807)

Characteristic na Mean (SD) or %
Age at Diagnosis 5,807 60.63 (11.99)
Sex
Female 3,180 54.80%
Male 2,627 45.20%
Race
White 5,398 93.00%
Black 203 3.50%
Other 73 1.30%
Unknown 133 2.30%
Education
<High school 396 6.90%
High school/GED 1,680 29.40%
Some college or tech school 1,870 32.80%
4-year college degree or higher 1,763 30.90%
Pre-diagnostic RPA
Yes 4,417 75.60%
No 1,390 24.40%
Pre-diagnostic RPA Frequency
None 1,390 24.80%
1–2 days per week 985 17.60%
3–4 days per week 1,912 34.10%
5 or more days per week 1,319 23.40%
Post-diagnostic RPA
Yes 3,332 58.10%
No 2,400 41.90%
Post-diagnostic RPA Frequency
None 2,400 41.90%
1–2 days per week 1,301 22.70%
3–4 days per week 1,173 20.50%
5 or more days per week 858 15.00%
Habitual RPA Status
Inactive pre & post (habitual inactivity) 1,056 18.70%
Inactive pre; active post (increased activity) 323 5.70%
Active pre; inactive post (decreased activity) 1,309 23.20%
Active pre & post (habitual activity) 2,951 52.30%
Body Mass Index (kg/m2)
Underweight (BMI <18.5) 94 1.60%
Normal Weight (BMI 18.5–24.99) 1,539 26.50%
Overweight (BMI 25–29.99) 1,932 33.30%
Obese (BMI ≥30) 1,991 34.30%
Smoking Status
Never 2,426 42.60%
Former 2,594 45.50%
Current 680 11.90%
Tumor Stage
Stage I 1,723 29.70%
Stage II 1,393 24.00%
Stage III 1,024 17.60%
Stage IV 979 16.90%
Unknown 688 11.80%
Treatment Type
Surgery only 813 14.00%
Adjuvant only 3,768 64.90%
Adjuvant and post-adjuvant 367 6.30%
Neoadjuvant and adjuvant 830 14.30%
Unknown 29 0.50%
Disease Site
Bladder 123 2.10%
Brain 18 0.30%
Breast 1,232 21.20%
Cervical 48 0.80%
Colorectal 345 5.90%
Esophageal 173 3.00%
Head and neck 74 1.30%
Hematological 486 8.40%
Kidney 342 5.90%
Liver 107 1.80%
Lower GI 72 1.20%
Lung 555 9.60%
Other 156 2.70%
Other Gynecological 45 0.80%
Ovarian 151 2.60%
Pancreas 127 2.20%
Prostate 833 14.30%
Sarcoma 84 1.40%
Skin (95% Melanomas) 347 6.00%
Stomach 107 1.80%
Testicular 9 0.20%
Thyroid 57 1.00%
Endometrial 316 5.40%
Follow-up Duration (Months) 5,807 59.06 (0.56)
All-cause Mortality
Alive 3,851 66.30%
Deceased 1,956 33.70%
Cancer-Specific Mortality
Alive 3,851 66.30%
Deceased from cancer 1,570 27.00%
Deceased from non-cancer cause 229 3.90%
Deceased from unknown cause 157 2.70%
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Columns may not sum to total due to missing data