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Table 1 Participant demographics & cancer characteristics at baseline

From: Effects of a DVD-delivered randomized controlled physical activity intervention on functional health in cancer survivors

 

Total Sample

N = 46

FlexToBa

n = 22

Control

n = 24

M (SD) or %

M (SD) or %

M (SD) or %

Age †

72.9 (5.3)

72.1 (5.6)

73.6 (5.0)

Female

80.4%

68.2%

91.7%

White

93.5%

95.5%

91.7%

Body Mass Index

32.0 (6.7)

32.6 (7.3)

31.4 (6.2)

Married

62.2%

61.9%

62.5%

Rural Hometown

32.6%

27.3%

37.5%

Cancer Type

 Breast

37.0%

40.9%

33.3%

 Colon

6.5%

9.1%

4.2%

 Melanoma

13.0%

6.5%

12.5%

 Prostate

6.5%

13.6%

4.2%

Other

37.0%

29.9%

45.8%

Time Since Diagnosis †

10.7 (9.4)

10.4 (8.1)

11.0 (10.6)

Cardiovascular disease Hx*

2.8 (1.7)

2.6 (1.6)

2.9 (1.8)

Musculoskeletal pain Hx*

0.5 (0.7)

0.6 (0.7)

0.4 (0.7)

Pulmonary disease Hx*

0.2 (0.4)

0.1 (0.4)

0.2 (0.4)

  1. M = mean; SD = standard deviation; Hx = history
  2. † Years; *Mean number of reported events