Table 1 Characteristics of childhood cancer survivors and controls
From: Health-related risk behaviors among U.S. childhood cancer survivors: a nationwide estimate
Characteristics | CCS (n = 372) | Controls (n = 1107) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | ||
Demographic and socioeconomic factors | |||||
Age at survey (years) | |||||
 18 – 39 | 154 | 41.4 | 459 | 41.5 | NA |
 40 – 64 | 133 | 35.8 | 394 | 35.6 | |
 65 and older | 85 | 22.8 | 254 | 22.9 | |
 Mean (min–max) [standard deviation] | 47.6 (18–80) [18.0] |  | 47.6 (18–80) [18.0] |  |  |
Sex | |||||
 Male | 145 | 39.0 | 431 | 38.9 | NA |
 Female | 227 | 61.0 | 676 | 61.1 | |
Race/ ethnicity | |||||
 White only, Non-Hispanic | 306 | 82.3 | 918 | 82.9 | NA |
 Black only, Non-Hispanic | 14 | 3.8 | 42 | 3.8 | |
 Others | 52 | 14.0 | 147 | 13.3 | |
Region | |||||
 Northeast | 84 | 22.6 | 251 | 22.7 | NA |
 Midwest | 78 | 21.0 | 232 | 21.0 | |
 South | 88 | 23.7 | 259 | 23.4 | |
 West | 122 | 32.8 | 365 | 33.0 | |
Education Level | |||||
 High school and below | 115 | 30.9 | 303 | 27.4 | 0.400 |
 Attended college or technical school | 105 | 28.2 | 319 | 28.8 | |
 College or technical school and above | 152 | 40.9 | 485 | 43.8 | |
Employment | |||||
 Employed/self-employed | 201 | 54.0 | 672 | 60.7 |  < .001*** |
 Out of work/A homemaker/A student | 58 | 15.6 | 180 | 16.3 | |
 Retired | 71 | 19.1 | 207 | 18.7 | |
 Unable to work | 42 | 11.3 | 48 | 4.3 | |
Marital status | |||||
 Married/A member of an unmarried couple | 186 | 50.0 | 627 | 56.6 | 0.015* |
 Divorced/widowed/separated | 102 | 27.4 | 226 | 20.4 | |
 Never married | 84 | 22.6 | 254 | 22.9 | |
Number of children in household | |||||
 No children | 245 | 65.9 | 693 | 62.6 | 0.259 |
 One or more | 127 | 34.1 | 414 | 37.4 | |
Any healthcare coverage | |||||
 Yes | 338 | 90.9 | 1007 | 91.0 | 0.951 |
 No | 34 | 9.1 | 100 | 9.0 |  |
Annual household income | |||||
 Less than $15,000 | 45 | 12.1 | 75 | 6.8 | 0.021* |
 $15,000 to less than $25,000 | 49 | 13.2 | 133 | 12.0 | |
 $25,000 to less than $35,000 | 36 | 9.7 | 111 | 10.0 | |
 $35,000 to less than $50,000 | 43 | 11.6 | 145 | 13.1 | |
 $50,000 or more | 199 | 53.5 | 643 | 58.1 | |
Clinical factors | |||||
Days with poor mental health in past 30 days |  |  |  |  |  |
 Zero day | 161 | 43.3 | 640 | 57.8 |  < .001*** |
 At least 1 day | 211 | 56.7 | 467 | 42.2 | |
Days with poor physical health in past 30 days | |||||
 Zero day | 202 | 54.3 | 778 | 70.3 |  < .001*** |
 At least 1 day | 170 | 45.7 | 329 | 29.7 | |
Obesity | |||||
 Yes | 235 | 63.2 | 696 | 62.9 | 0.918 |
 No | 137 | 36.8 | 411 | 37.1 | |
Number of chronic health conditions | |||||
 None or 1 | 195 | 52.4 | 880 | 79.5 |  < .001 |
  > 1 | 177 | 47.6 | 227 | 20.5 | |