Table 3.
Demographic, Sexual, and Medical Characteristics of Study Participants by EDS Score
| (N=193 GBM Treated for Prostate Cancer) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| EDS Score=0 | EDS Score>0 | p-value | |
| N | 102 | 88 | |
| Demographics | |||
| Age | 63.9 (8.4) | 62.9 (8.0) | 0.36 |
| Race/Ethnicity | 0.41 | ||
| White/Non-Hispanic | 91 (89) | 75 (85) | |
| Non-White and/or Hispanic | 11 (11) | 14 (15) | |
| Education Level | 0.15 | ||
| Less than high school, high school, GED, some college, or associate’s degree | 26 (25) | 18 (18) | |
| Bachelor’s | 40 (39) | 29 (32) | |
| Graduate Degree | 36 (35) | 43 (48) | |
| Sexual Orientation Identity | 0.95 | ||
| Gay/Homosexual | 93 (91) | 80 (90) | |
| Bisexual or Other | 9 (9) | 8 (9) | |
| Current Relationship Status (to a man) | 0.68 | ||
| Single, dating, divorced, or no longer in a relationship | 43 (43) | 40 (47) | |
| Married or in a long-term relationship | 56 (57) | 46 (53) | |
| Outness | 0.74 | ||
| Out to most, all, or almost all the people I know | 77 (75) | 71 (81) | |
| Out to about half or fewer people I know | 25 (25) | 17 (19) | |
| Medical Characteristics | |||
| HIV Status | 0.85 | ||
| HIV negative | 89 (87) | 78 (89) | |
| HIV Positive | 13 (13) | 10 (11) | |
| Treatment 1 | 0.04 | ||
| Surgery (Only) | 61 (60) | 37 (44) | |
| Radiation (only) | 19 (19) | 16 (19) | |
| Combined/Systemic | 21 (21) | 31 (3y) | |
| Geographic Region | 0.904 | ||
| Canada | 5 (5) | 6 (7) | |
| Midwest US | 17 (17) | 11 (13) | |
| Northeast US | 23 (23) | 22 (25) | |
| Southern US | 21 (21) | 18 (20) | |
| West Coast | 36 (35) | 31 (35) | |
| Time since diagnosis (Mean, SD) | 5.61 (4.36) | 5.85 (4.66) | 0.73 |
| PSA at diagnosis (Mean, SD) | 6.94 (5.23) | 8.29 (7.70) | 0.21 |