Table 1 Patient Demographic and Clinical Characteristics (N = 708)
Variablea | Total (n = 708) |
|---|---|
Marital Status | |
Never married | 106 (15%) |
Presently married | 503 (71%) |
Marriage-like relationship | 38 (5.4%) |
Divorced | 49 (6.9%) |
Separated | 8 (1.1%) |
Widowed | 4 (0.6%) |
Education | |
< High School Graduation | 6 (0.8%) |
High school diploma or GED | 42 (5.9%) |
Some college/Associate degree | 183 (25.8%) |
College graduate (B.A. or B.S.) | 208 (29.4%) |
Some graduate or professional school | 61 (8.6%) |
Master’s degree | 149 (21%) |
Doctoral degree | 58 (8.2%) |
Race | |
Non-Hispanic White | 636 (89.8%) |
Black/African American | 27 (3.8%) |
Hispanic | 27 (3.8%) |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 18 (2.5%) |
Income | |
< $20,000 | 43 (6.1%) |
$20,000 - $34,999 | 44 (6.2%) |
$35,000 - $49,999 | 76 (10.7%) |
$50,000 - $74,999 | 133 (18.8%) |
$75,000 - $99,999 | 131 (18.5%) |
≥ $100,000 | 267 (37.7%) |
Preferred not to answer | 14 (2%) |
Employment status | |
Full-time homemaker | 117 (16.5%) |
Employed full-time | 398 (56.2%) |
Employed part-time | 112 (15.8%) |
Disabled | 17 (2.4%) |
Unemployed/looking | 32 (4.5%) |
Retired | 3 (0.4%) |
Student | 8 (1.1%) |
Other | 19 (2.7%) |
Occupation (full- and part-time workers) | |
Professional/Technical | 289 (55.9%) |
Manager, administrator, or proprietor | 73 (14.1%) |
Clerical | 54 (10.4%) |
Sales occupation | 37 (7.2%) |
Service occupation | 12 (2.3%) |
Skilled craft, service repair | 2 (0.4%) |
Laborer | 5 (1.0%) |
Military | 3 (0.6%) |
Equipment/vehicle operator | 1 (0.2%) |
Other | 41 (7.9%) |
Insurance Typeb | |
Health Maintenance Organization | 200 (28.2%) |
Group Healthcare Plan | 410 (57.9%) |
Veterans Affairs/ Military sponsored | 8 (1.1%) |
Individual/Private Health Insurance | 31 (4.4%) |
Medicaid | 13 (1.8%) |
Disability | 8 (1.1%) |
None | 8 (1.1%) |
Other | 45 (6.4%) |
Age at diagnosis | |
< 30 years | 44 (6.2%) |
30–34.9 years | 130 (18.4%) |
35–39.9 years | 208 (29.4%) |
40–45 years | 326 (46%) |
Smoke Currently | |
No | 644 (91%) |
Yes | 63 (8.9%) |
Body Mass Index (BMI) | |
Underweight (< 18) | 15 (2.1%) |
Normal (18–24.9) | 449 (63.4%) |
Overweight (25–29.9) | 135 (19.1%) |
Obese (≥ 30) | 87 (12.3%) |
Missing | 22 (3.1%) |
Lumpectomy | |
No | 155 (21.9%) |
Yes | 548 (77.4%) |
Mastectomy | |
No | 355 (50.1%) |
Yes | 351 (49.6%) |
Radiation Therapy | |
No | 208 (29.4%) |
Yes | 498 (70.3%) |
Chemotherapy | |
No | 87 (12.3%) |
Yes | 621 (87.7%) |
Hormonal Therapy | |
No | 271 (38.3%) |
Yes | 435 (61.4%) |
Node(s) Positive | |
0 | 392 (55.4%) |
1–3 | 205 (29%) |
4–9 | 67 (9.5%) |
10+ | 42 (5.9%) |
Tumor Size | |
< 2 cm | 428 (60.5%) |
2–5 cm | 210 (29.7%) |
> 5 cm | 29 (4.1%) |
Missing | 41 (5.8%) |
Stage of Cancer | |
I | 302 (42.7%) |
II | 365 (51.6%) |
III | 40 (5.6%) |
Histologic Grade: | |
I | 51 (8.8%) |
II | 189 (32.5%) |
III | 341 (58.7%) |
IV | 1 (0.1%) |
Estrogen/Progesterone Status: | |
−/− | 201 (29.3%) |
−/+ | 23 (3.4%) |
+/− | 69 (10.1%) |
+/+ | 393 (57.3%) |