Table 1 Characteristics of Persons with Multimorbidity, NHIS 2018 (n = 7580)
Cancer Survivors n (%) | Controls n (%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age Group | n = 811 | n = 6769 | < .0001 |
50–64 | 206 (25.4) | 2907 (43.0) | |
65–74 | 295 (36.4) | 2277 (33.6) | |
75–84 | 210 (25.9) | 1152 (17.0) | |
85 + | 100 (12.3) | 433 (6.40) | |
Sex | < .0001 | ||
Male | 304 (37.5) | 3058 (45.2) | |
Female | 507 (62.5) | 3711 (54.8) | |
Race/Ethnicity | 0.0002 | ||
Non-Hispanic White | 613 (75.6) | 4854 (71.7) | |
Non-Hispanic Black | 112 (13.8) | 850 (12.6) | |
Hispanic | 37 (4.56) | 607 (8.97) | |
People from additional racial and ethnic minorities groupa | 49 (6.04) | 458 (6.77) | |
Marital Status | < .0001 | ||
Married | 340 (41.9) | 3011 (44.6) | |
Widowed/Divorced/Separated | 407 (50.2) | 2889 (42.8) | |
Never married/Unmarried couple | 64 (7.89) | 857 (12.7) | |
Highest Education | 0.03 | ||
< High school | 96 (11.9) | 1023 (15.2) | |
High school graduate | 225 (27.9) | 1953 (29.0) | |
Some college | 244 (30.3) | 1977 (29.4) | |
≥ College graduate | 241 (29.9) | 1781 (26.4) | |
Family Income | 0.439 | ||
< $35,000 | 320 (39.5) | 2773 (41.0) | |
$35,000–$49,999 | 103 (12.7) | 884 (13.1) | |
$50,000–$74,999 | 155 (19.1) | 1149 (17.0) | |
$75,000–$99,999 | 87 (10.7) | 658 (9.72) | |
$100,000 + | 146 (18.0) | 1305 (19.3) | |
Self-Rated Health | 0.551 | ||
Excellent/Very good | 320 (39.5) | 2563 (37.9) | |
Good | 272 (33.6) | 2395 (35.4) | |
Fair/Poor | 218 (26.9) | 1808 (26.7) | |
Smoking Status | < .0001 | ||
Never smoker | 425 (52.5) | 3384 (50.2) | |
Current smoker | 72 (8.89) | 985 (14.6) | |
Former smoker | 313 (38.6) | 2377 (35.2) | |
Alcohol Use | 0.681 | ||
Never drinker | 165 (20.5) | 1273 (19.1) | |
Former drinker | 189 (23.5) | 1619 (24.3) | |
Current drinker—infrequent/light | 308 (38.4) | 2524 (37.9) | |
Current drinker—moderate/heavy | 141 (17.6) | 1247 (18.7) | |
Physical Activity (in past week) | 0.519 | ||
No activity | 310 (39.3) | 2488 (37.8) | |
Some activity: < 150 min moderate or < 75 min vigorous | 179 (22.7) | 1608 (24.4) | |
Meets/exceeds activity noted above | 300 (38.0) | 2482 (37.7) | |
BMI | < .0001 | ||
Obesity (≥ 30 kg/m2) | 254 (32.0) | 2603 (39.9) | |
Cancer Type | |||
Prostate | 242 (29.8) | ||
Breast | 386 (47.6) | ||
Colon/rectal | 91 (11.2) | ||
Lung | 45 (5.55) | ||
Cervical | 47 (5.79) | ||
Time Since Diagnosis | |||
Immediate (< 2 years) | 107 (13.2) | ||
Short-term (2–5 years) | 192 (23.7) | ||
Long-term (> 5 years) | 512 (63.1) | ||
Age at Diagnosis | |||
< 50 | 147 (18.1) | ||
50–64 | 358 (44.1) | ||
65–74 | 215 (26.5) | ||
75–84 | 76 (9.37) | ||
85 + | 15 (1.85) |