Demographic characteristics of colon cancer survivors and population-based controls in North Carolina (N = 737)
| Characteristic . | Survivors (n = 278) . | . | . | . | Controls (n = 459) . | . | . | . | P value for change* . | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | NCCCS . | NC STRIDES . | Change† . | P value‡ . | NCCCS . | NC STRIDES . | Change† . | P value‡ . | . | |||||||||
| Age (years) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mean ± SD | 63.3 (10.2) | 65.4 (10.4) | 2.1 | 0.58 | 64.9 (9.5) | 67.6 (9.6) | 2.7 | 0.003 | 0.79 | |||||||||
| Sex (%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Males | 52.9 | 52.9 | N/A | 0.99 | 52.9 | 52.9 | N/A | 0.88 | 1.0 | |||||||||
| Females | 47.1 | 47.1 | N/A | 47.1 | 47.1 | N/A | ||||||||||||
| Education (%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| ≤High school | 57.4 | 57.4 | 0 | 0.37 | 49.7 | 51.2 | 1.5 | 0.57 | 0.93 | |||||||||
| Some college | 21.7 | 18.8 | −2.9 | 24.9 | 21.4 | −3.5 | ||||||||||||
| College graduate/Advanced degree | 20.9 | 23.8 | 2.9 | 25.4 | 27.4 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||
| Race (%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| White | 60.8 | 60.8 | N/A | 0.72 | 60.8 | 60.8 | N/A | 0.91 | 0.94 | |||||||||
| African American | 39.2 | 39.2 | N/A | 39.2 | 39.2 | N/A | ||||||||||||
| Marital status (%)‡ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Married/living with partner | 66.4 | 64.6 | −1.8 | 0.96 | 68.5 | 65.4 | −3.1 | 0.64 | 0.90 | |||||||||
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 28.2 | 30.3 | 2.1 | 28.2 | 32.0 | 3.8 | ||||||||||||
| Never married | 5.4 | 5.1 | −0.3 | 3.3 | 2.6 | −0.7 | ||||||||||||
| Employment status (%)‡ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Employed outside the home | 50.9 | 35.7 | −15.2 | 0.003 | 47.9 | 36.6 | −11.3 | 0.08 | 0.30 | |||||||||
| Retired/Not employed outside the home | 49.1 | 64.3 | 15.2 | 52.1 | 63.4 | 11.3 | ||||||||||||
| Health insurance coverage (%)‡ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Any health insurance | 97.5 | 97.1 | −0.4 | 0.33 | 96.3 | 96.1 | −0.2 | 0.24 | 0.88 | |||||||||
| Characteristic . | Survivors (n = 278) . | . | . | . | Controls (n = 459) . | . | . | . | P value for change* . | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | NCCCS . | NC STRIDES . | Change† . | P value‡ . | NCCCS . | NC STRIDES . | Change† . | P value‡ . | . | |||||||||
| Age (years) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mean ± SD | 63.3 (10.2) | 65.4 (10.4) | 2.1 | 0.58 | 64.9 (9.5) | 67.6 (9.6) | 2.7 | 0.003 | 0.79 | |||||||||
| Sex (%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Males | 52.9 | 52.9 | N/A | 0.99 | 52.9 | 52.9 | N/A | 0.88 | 1.0 | |||||||||
| Females | 47.1 | 47.1 | N/A | 47.1 | 47.1 | N/A | ||||||||||||
| Education (%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| ≤High school | 57.4 | 57.4 | 0 | 0.37 | 49.7 | 51.2 | 1.5 | 0.57 | 0.93 | |||||||||
| Some college | 21.7 | 18.8 | −2.9 | 24.9 | 21.4 | −3.5 | ||||||||||||
| College graduate/Advanced degree | 20.9 | 23.8 | 2.9 | 25.4 | 27.4 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||
| Race (%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| White | 60.8 | 60.8 | N/A | 0.72 | 60.8 | 60.8 | N/A | 0.91 | 0.94 | |||||||||
| African American | 39.2 | 39.2 | N/A | 39.2 | 39.2 | N/A | ||||||||||||
| Marital status (%)‡ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Married/living with partner | 66.4 | 64.6 | −1.8 | 0.96 | 68.5 | 65.4 | −3.1 | 0.64 | 0.90 | |||||||||
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 28.2 | 30.3 | 2.1 | 28.2 | 32.0 | 3.8 | ||||||||||||
| Never married | 5.4 | 5.1 | −0.3 | 3.3 | 2.6 | −0.7 | ||||||||||||
| Employment status (%)‡ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Employed outside the home | 50.9 | 35.7 | −15.2 | 0.003 | 47.9 | 36.6 | −11.3 | 0.08 | 0.30 | |||||||||
| Retired/Not employed outside the home | 49.1 | 64.3 | 15.2 | 52.1 | 63.4 | 11.3 | ||||||||||||
| Health insurance coverage (%)‡ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Any health insurance | 97.5 | 97.1 | −0.4 | 0.33 | 96.3 | 96.1 | −0.2 | 0.24 | 0.88 | |||||||||