Table 1 Descriptive Statistics for the Sample
From: Factors associated with health-related quality of life in a cohort of cancer survivors in New Jersey
| Â | N (%) | M (SD) |
|---|---|---|
SOCIODEMOGRAPHICS | ||
Sex | ||
 Male | 349 (40.4) |  |
 Female | 515 (59.6) |  |
Age (years) | Â | 64.4 (10.8) |
Race | Â | Â |
 White | 693 (80.2) |  |
 Black | 111 (12.8) |  |
 Asian or Asian American | 48 (5.6) |  |
 American Indian/Alaska native | 2 (0.1) |  |
 Other | 11 (1.3) |  |
Hispanic ethnicity | Â | Â |
 Yes | 51 (5.9) |  |
 No | 813 (94.2) |  |
US-born | ||
 Yes | 737 (85.3) |  |
 No | 118 (13.7) |  |
 Prefer not to answer | 4 (0.5) |  |
Marital status | ||
 Married | 565 (67.2) |  |
 Widowed | 79 (9.0) |  |
 Divorced/Separated | 109 (12.6) |  |
 Single | 109 (12.7) |  |
 Missing | 14 (1.6) |  |
Education | ||
 High school graduate or less | 195 (22.6) |  |
 Some college/Post high school | 207 (24.0) |  |
 College graduate | 262 (30.3) |  |
 Post college | 185 (21.4) |  |
 Missing | 15 (3.4) |  |
Employment status | ||
 Employed/homemaker/student/part-time | 392 (45.4) |  |
 Unemployed/retired/disabled/ | 449 (52.0) |  |
 Missing | 23 (2.7) |  |
Household income | ||
 < $10,000 | 37 (4.3) |  |
 $10,000 - $19,999 | 52 (6.0) |  |
 $20,000 – $29,999 | 36 (4.2) |  |
 $30,000 - $39,999 | 37 (4.3) |  |
 $40,000 - $49,999 | 43 (5.0) |  |
 $50,000 - $59,999 | 47 (5.4) |  |
 $60,000 - $69,999 | 55 (6.4) |  |
 $70,000- $79,999 | 43 (5.0) |  |
 $80,000 -$89,999 | 46 (5.3) |  |
 ≥ $90,000 | 266 (30.8) |  |
 Prefer not to answer/Missing | 202 (23.4) |  |
Health insurance status | ||
 Uninsured | 12 (1.4) |  |
 Insured | 819 (94.7) |  |
 Missing | 33 (3.8) |  |
Financial Hardship | ||
 0 | 565 (67.7) |  |
 1 | 105 (12.2) |  |
 2 | 2 (0.2) |  |
 ≥ 3 | 110 (12.7) |  |
 Missing | 3 (0.3) |  |
Area Deprivation Index | ||
 1 (most deprived) | 82 (9.5) |  |
 2 | 86 (10.0) |  |
 3 | 89 (10.3) |  |
 4 | 102 (11.8) |  |
 5 | 86 (10.0) |  |
 6 | 87 (10.1) |  |
 7 | 85 (9.8) |  |
 8 | 64 (7.4) |  |
 9 | 97 (11.2) |  |
 10 (least deprived) | 86 (10.0) |  |
HEALTH HISTORY | ||
Primary cancer diagnosis | ||
 Bladder | 82 (9.4) |  |
 Breast | 216 (25.0) |  |
 Colorectal | 99 (11.4) |  |
 Prostate | 154 (17.8) |  |
 Gynecologic | 88 (10.1) |  |
 Lung | 86 (10.0) |  |
 Malignant skin | 78 (9.9) |  |
 Thyroid | 62 (7.2) |  |
Stage | ||
 0 | 61 (7.1) |  |
 1 | 595 (68.9) |  |
 2 | 51 (5.9) |  |
 3 | 89 (10.3) |  |
 4 | 43 (5.0) |  |
 Missing | 24 (2.8) |  |
Surgery | ||
 Yes | 723 (83.7) |  |
 No | 141 (16.3) |  |
Chemotherapy | ||
 Yes | 253 (29.3) |  |
 No | 611 (70.7) |  |
Radiation | ||
 Yes | 342 (39.6) |  |
 No | 506 (58.6) |  |
Time since diagnosis (months) | Â | 37.8 (7.2) |
Comorbidities | ||
 0 | 155 (17.9) |  |
 1 | 217 (25.1) |  |
 2 | 187 (21.6) |  |
 >2 | 303 (35.1) |  |
 Missing | 2 (0.2) |  |
BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS | ||
BMI (kg/m 2 ) | Â | 28.8 (6.3) |
 Underweight | 7 (0.8) |  |
 Healthy weight | 241 (27.9) |  |
 Overweight | 283 (32.8) |  |
 Obese | 286 (33.1) |  |
 Missing | 47 (5.4) |  |
Physical activity | ||
 Insufficiently active/sedentary (LSI < 14) | 259 (30.2) |  |
 Moderately active (LSI = 14–23) | 161 (18.8) |  |
 Active (LSI ≥ 24) | 379 (44.2) |  |
Smoking status | ||
 Every day | 46 (5.3) |  |
 Some days | 24 (5.7) |  |
 Not at all | 348 (83.3) |  |
 Missing | 445 |  |
Alcohol consumption past month | ||
 Yes | 532 (61.6) |  |
 No | 298 (34.5) |  |
 Prefer not to answer/Don’t know/Missing | 34 (3.9) |  |
Healthy diet intake | Â | 4.5 (0.68) |
SURVIVORSHIP CARE EXPERIENCES | ||
 Preparedness |  | 3.3 (0.81) |
 Care practices |  | 3.7 (1.6) |
 Treatment summary provided (yes) | 451 (52.2) |  |
 Instructions about follow-up care (yes) | 771 (89.2) |  |
 Offered navigator (yes) | 284 (32.9) |  |
 Discussed late and long-term effects (yes) | 565 (65.4) |  |
 Discussed lifestyle (yes) | 640 (74.0) |  |
 Discussed emotional effects (yes) | 500 (57.9) |  |
 Information needs |  | 4.3 (3.7) |
PSYCHOSOCIAL | ||
 Support Needs | 4.1 (6.36) |  |
 Fear of Recurrence | 2.7 (0.68) |  |