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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents and non-respondents

From: Physical function and associations with diet and exercise: Results of a cross-sectional survey among elders with breast or prostate cancer

Characteristic

Respondents (n = 688)

Non-Respondents (n = 1322)

P-value

Age (years)

   Mean (sd)

71.4 (5.0)

73.0 (5.9)

<.0001

   Range

60 – 94

64 – 96

 

Race [% (N)]

   White

83.4% (574)

75.0% (991)

<.0001

   African American

12.4% (85)

21.0% (278)

 

   Other/Unknown

4.2% (29)

4.0% (53)

 

Gender [% (N)]

   Female

41.6% (286)

52.7% (696)

<.0001

   Male

58.4% (402)

47.4% (626)

 

Time Elapsed Since Diagnosed (months)

   Mean (sd)

10.8(4.9)

11.3 (5.8)

.046

   Distribution [%/(N)]

   0 – 3 months post-diagnosis

9.2% (63)

11.4% (151)

 

   >3 – 6 months post-diagnosis

8.9% (61)

10.1% (134)

 

   >6 – 9 months post-diagnosis

24.0% (165)

17.4% (230)

 

   >9 – 12 months post-diagnosis

21.8% (150)

20.7% (274)

 

   >12 – 15 months post-diagnosis

18.0% (124)

15.9% (210)

 

   15+ months post-diagnosis

18.2% (125)

24.4% (323)

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