Female breast cancer incidence and survival in Utah according to religious preference, 1985–1999

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Table 1 Bivariate analyses of selected factors among breast cancer patients by LDS status and level of religiosity in Utah, 1985–99

	Religiously Active LDS		Religiously Less Active LDS		Non-LDS		χ² P value
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Age at Diagnosis
00–34	119	2.3	55	4.1	91	3.1
35–44	463	9.1	165	12.3	465	15.6
45–54	962	18.8	250	18.6	639	21.5
55–64	1167	22.9	312	23.2	674	22.6
65–74	1299	25.5	351	26.1	668	22.4	149.7
75+	1093	21.4	211	15.7	441	14.8	<.0001
Marital Status at Diagnosis
Never Married	123	2.3	110	8.0	217	7.2
Married (cohabitating)	3044	58.2	626	45.7	1944	64.4
Previously Married	2067	39.5	633	46.2	810	26.9	414.9
Unknown	0	0.0	0	0.0	45	1.5	<.0001
Breast Cancer Primaries
Single	4742	90.6	1200	87.7	2735	90.7	11.8
First of Multiple	492	9.4	169	12.3	281	9.3	.0028
Summary Stage (Pathological)
Localized	3208	61.3	839	61.3	1859	61.6
Regional	1756	33.5	443	32.4	982	32.6
Distant	166	3.2	54	3.9	106	3.5	4.3
Unknown	104	2.0	33	2.4	69	2.3	.6340
Histological Grade
Low (well-differentiated)	576	11.0	152	11.1	336	11.1
Medium (moderately diff.)	1796	34.3	463	33.8	1076	35.7
High (poorly diff./undiff.)	1272	24.3	357	26.1	796	26.4	13.7
Unknown	1590	30.4	397	29.0	808	26.8	.0337
Radiation Therapy
No	3504	67.0	896	65.5	1961	65.0	3.5
Yes	1730	33.0	473	34.5	1055	35.0	.1736
Surgery
Conservative Management	1835	35.1	508	37.1	1144	37.9
Mastectomy	3368	64.3	856	62.5	1858	61.6	8.4
Other Surgery	31	0.6	5	0.4	14	0.5	.0775
Year of Diagnosis
1985–88	1139	21.8	306	22.4	693	23.0
1989–92	1282	24.5	374	27.3	732	24.3
1993–96	1525	29.1	371	27.1	855	28.3	7.8
1997–99	1288	24.6	318	23.2	736	24.4	.2498

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