Table 1 Comparison of demographic and health variables for Puerto Rican, Mexican-American and non-Hispanic white breast cancer survivors
Overall, M (SD) | PR, M (SD) | MA, M (SD) | NHW, M (SD) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 56.8 (11.0) | 57.2 (12.2) | 54.7 (9.3) | 58.5 (11.1) | 0.193 |
BMI | 29.0 (5.7) | 29.4 (3.8) | 29.8 (7.0) | 27.7 (5.5) | 0.138 |
Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.81 (0.06) | 0.83 (0.06) | 0.82 (0.06) | 0.79 (0.05) | 0.003* |
Comorbidity | 2.1 (1.7) | 2.3 (1.6) | 1.9 (1.4) | 2.1 (2.0) | 0.450 |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Education | ||||
No high school | 31 (20.7) | 14 (28.0) | 17 (34.0) | 0 (0.0) |
High school | 23 (15.3) | 12 (24.0) | 6 (26.1) | 5 (10.0) |
Some college | 44 (29.3) | 8 (16.0) | 16 (32.0) | 20 (40.0) |
Bachelor’s degree | 28 (18.7) | 11 (22.0) | 8 (16.0) | 9 (18.0) |
Post bachelor’s degree | 24 (16.0) | 5 (10.0) | 3 (6.0) | 16 (32.0) |
Employment status | ||||
Full time | 58 (38.9) | 13 (26.0) | 21 (42.0) | 24 (48.0) |
Part time | 10 (6.7) | 0 (0) | 7 (14.0) | 7 (6.0) |
Not employed for pay | 14 (9.4) | 6 (12.0) | 6 (12.0) | 2 (4.0) |
Homemaker | 39 (26.2) | 20 (40.0) | 13 (26.0) | 6 (12.0) |
Retired/volunteer | 28 (18.8) | 10 (20.0) | 3 (6.0) | 13 (26.0) |
No answer | 1 | 1 | ||