Table 1 Demographic description of present study samples

Mean (St Dev)

Mean (St Dev)

Age

55.7 (10.21)

55.2 (12.26)

0.87

N (%)

N (%)

Education

0.38

 High school or less

6 (23%)

8 (40%)

 Some college

8 (31%)

4 (20%)

 College degree

5 (19%)

6 (30%)

 Post-graduate work

or degree

7 (27%)

2 (10%)

Marital Status at Enrollment

0.42

 Single, never married

2 (8%)

1 (5%)

 Married

17 (65%)

16 (80%)

 Separated

0 (0%)

1 (5%)

 Divorced

5 (19%)

2 (10%)

 Widowed

2 (8%)

0 (0%)

Employment Status at Enrollment

0.45

 Working full-time

13 (50%)

6 (30%)

 Working part-time or at home

6 (24%)

4 (20%)

 Retired

5 (19%)

7 (35%)

 Student

0 (0%)

1 (5%)

 Disabled

1 (4%)

2 (10%)

Breast Cancer Stage at Enrollment: Tumor, Node, Metastasis (TNM) Stage Grouping System

NA

 Stage 0 Noninvasive ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)

1 (4%)

 Stage 1

5 (25%)

 Stage 2 (a & b)

11 (55%)

 Stage 3 (a)

3 (15%)

 Stage 4

0 (0%)

Type of chemotherapy by completion of study

0.047

 Cyclophosphamide Methotrexate Fluorouracil (CMF)

13 (50%)

3 (15%)

 Taxotere (Docetaxel)

5 (19%)

6 (30%)

 None

8 (31%)

11 (55%)

History of surgery at time of enrollment

0.034

 Lumpectomy

10 (38%)

14 (70%)

 Mastectomy

16 (62%)

6 (30%)

History of radiation treatment by completion of study

0.0012

 Yes

10 (38%)

20 (100%)

 No

16 (62%)

0 (0%)

History of tamoxifen by completion of study

0.047

 Yes

18 (69%

8 (40%)

 No

8 (31%)

12 (60%)