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Table 1 Demographics comparisons of patients pre- and post-diagnosis

From: Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in the health-related quality of life of older adults with breast cancer: a SEER-MHOS national database study

  

Pre-diagnosis (N = 1008)

 

Post-diagnosis (N = 991)

 

p-value

  

N

Percent

N

Percent

 

Age at survey

65  age < 70

296

29.37%

283

28.56%

0.98

 

70  age < 75

295

29.27%

292

29.47%

 
 

75  age < 80

199

19.74%

196

19.78%

 
 

 80

218

21.63%

220

22.20%

 

Gender

Female

988

98.02%

967

97.58%

0.61

 

Male

20

1.98%

24

2.42%

 

Race

Hispanic

84

8.33%

76

7.67%

0.86

 

Non-Hispanic - Asian or Pacific Islander

80

7.94%

82

8.27%

 
 

Non-Hispanic - Black or African American

109

10.81%

99

9.99%

 
 

Non-Hispanic - White

735

72.92%

734

74.07%

 

Region

Midwest

113

11.21%

115

11.60%

0.95

 

Northeast

122

12.10%

123

12.41%

 
 

South

246

24.40%

231

23.31%

 
 

West

527

52.28%

522

52.67%

 

Marital Status

Never married

35

3.47%

43

4.34%

0.16

 

Divorced

159

15.77%

177

17.86%

 
 

Married

425

42.16%

433

43.69%

 
 

Separated

14

1.39%

18

1.82%

 
 

Widowed

375

37.20%

320

32.29%

 

Education

8th grade or less

66

6.55%

62

6.26%

0.55

 

4 year college graduate

93

9.23%

97

9.79%

 
 

High school graduate or GED

353

35.02%

330

33.30%

 
 

More than a 4 year college degree

95

9.42%

118

11.91%

 
 

Some college or 2 year degree

289

28.67%

270

27.25%

 
 

Some high school, but did not graduate

112

11.11%

114

11.50%

 

Income

Less than $5,000

57

5.65%

62

6.26%

0.97

 

$10,000-$19,999

246

24.40%

236

23.81%

 
 

$100,000 or more

40

3.97%

46

4.64%

 
 

$20,000-$29,999

191

18.95%

185

18.67%

 
 

$30,000-$39,999

126

12.50%

125

12.61%

 
 

$40,000-$49,999

102

10.12%

86

8.68%

 
 

$5,000-$9,999

92

9.13%

93

9.38%

 
 

$50,000-$79,999

115

11.41%

116

11.71%

 
 

$80,000-$99,999

39

3.87%

42

4.24%

 

Stage

1

571

56.65%

578

58.32%

0.87

 

2

300

29.76%

283

28.56%

 
 

3

94

9.33%

92

9.28%

 
 

4

43

4.27%

38

3.83%

 

Number of Comorbidities

0

177

17.56%

178

17.96%

0.26

 

1

369

36.61%

322

32.49%

 
 

2

263

26.09%

275

27.75%

 
 

 3

199

19.74%

216

21.80%

 

Number of ADL Limitations

0

642

63.69%

589

59.43%

0.25

 

1

143

14.19%

150

15.14%

 
 

2

98

9.72%

111

11.20%

 
 

 3

125

12.40%

141

14.23%

 

Treatment

Both Surgery and Radiation

  

353

35.62%

 
 

Received Surgery, Chemo, and Radiation

  

129

13.02%

 
 

Other or Unable to Determine

  

509

51.36%

 
  1. *Note 305 subjects completed both pre- and post-diagnosis surveys. The pooled cohort of pre- and post-diagnosis therefore contains 1694 unique subjects