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Table 1 Subset of demographics and chemotherapy regimens for study participants receiving treatment for breast cancer

From: Telomere lengths in women treated for breast cancer show associations with chemotherapy, pain symptoms, and cognitive domain measures: a longitudinal study

Treatment/demographic factor

Black participants

N = 22 (30.6%)

White participants

N = 50 (69.4%)

Therapy regimen

TAC1

n = 10 (45%)2

TC1

n = 6 (27%)

TCH1

n = 6 (27%)

Total

n = 22 (100%)

TAC1

n = 29 (58%)

TC1

n = 15 (30%)

TCH1

n = 6(12%)

Total

n = 50(100%)

Age

44.0 [3.4]3

47.0 [2.5]

50.5 [2.9]

46.6 [2.1]

52.2 [1.7]

57.1 [2.6]

51.0 [5.2]

53.5 [1.4]

Income

 Less than $30,000

5 (23%)

4 (18%)

3 (14%)

12 (55%)

6 (12%)

1 (2%)

0 (0%)

7 (14%)

 $30,000–$59,999

3 (14%)

2 (9%)

3 (14%)

8 (37%)

5 (10%)

1 (2%)

0 (0%)

6 (12%)

 $60,000–$89,999

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

8 (16%)

7 (14%)

3 (6%)

18 (36%)

 $90,000+

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

10 (20%)

6 (12%)

3 (6%)

19 (36%)

  1. 1TAC = sequential administration of docetaxel (Taxotere), doxorubicin (Adriamycin), and cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan); TC = docetaxel (Taxotere) and cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan); TCH = docetaxel (Taxotere), Carboplatin (Paraplatin), and trastuzumab (Herceptin)
  2. 2Number in parentheses is the percentage of participants in this category (%)
  3. 3Mean and [standard error] for age is shown, respectively