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Table 1 Descriptive statistics

From: Age and race/ethnicity differences in decisional conflict in women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ

Number of patients (n)

N = 989

Age Mean (SD)

Age at DCIS diagnosis

56.2 (9.5)

Race N (%)

White

725 (73.3%)

Black

100 (10.1%)

Asian

101 (10.2%)

Other/Unknown/Multiple

63 (6.4%)

Ethnicity N (%)

Hispanic

139 (14.1%)

Non-Hispanic

850 (85.9%)

Income Mean (SD)

Under $35,000

81 (8.2%)

$35,001 - $65,000

210 (21.2%)

$65,001 – $100,000

231 (23.4%)

$100,001 – more than $150,000

286 (28.9%)

Unknown/missing

181(18.30%)

Education N (%)

Did not graduate from high school

15 (1.5%)

High school graduate or equivalent

102 (10.3%)

Some college, no degree

280 (28.3%)

Associate college degree

121 (12.2%)

4-year college degree

197 (19.9%)

Graduate or professional degree

273 (27.6%)

Unknown/missing

1(0.1%)

Lives in household N (%)

I live alone

175 (17.7%)

Spouse (or life-partner)

445 (45.0%)

Adult children

62 (6.3%)

Other adults who are able to help

30 (3.0%)

Children under age 18

13 (1.3%)

Other (household members)

152 (15.4%)

Missing/Unknown

112 (11.3%)

ERA Positive N (%)

Yes

483 (48.8%)

No

506 (51.2%)

PRA Positive N (%)

Yes

332 (33.6%)

No

657 (66.4%)

Comedo type DCIS N (%)

Yes

96 (9.7%)

No

893 (90.3%)

High Grade Tumor Cells N (%)

Yes

151 (15.3%)

No

838 (84.7%)

Had Personal Cancer History N (%)

Yes

226 (22.9%)

No

763 (77.1%)