Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the HRS participants diagnosed with cancer
|  | Participants, No. (%) |  |  | All (n = 2505) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Food insecure (n = 150)a | Food secure (n = 2355) | P val. | |
Age, median (IQR)a | 66 (11) | 68 (13) | Â | 68 (13) |
Sex | Â | Â | 0.031 | Â |
 Female | 89 (59.3) | 1184 (50.3) |  | 1273 (50.8) |
 Male | 61 (40.7) | 1171 (49.7) |  | 1232 (49.2) |
Race/ethnicity |  |  | < 0.001 |  |
 NH African American | 47 (31.3) | 306 (13.0) |  | 353 (14.1) |
 Hispanics | 18 (12.0) | 137 (5.8) |  | 155 (6.2) |
 Other races | 3 (2.0) | 37 (1.6) |  | 40 (1.6) |
 NH White | 82 (54.7) | 1875 (79.6) |  | 1957 (78.1) |
Education |  |  | < 0.001 |  |
 Less than high school | 50 (33.3) | 396 (16.8) |  | 446 (17.8) |
 High school graduate | 59 (39.3) | 815 (34.6) |  | 874 (34.9) |
 Some college | 26 (17.3) | 551 (23.4) |  | 577 (23.0) |
 College graduate | 15 (10.0) | 593 (25.2) |  | 608 (24.3) |
Marital status |  |  | < 0.001 |  |
 Never married | 3 (2.0) | 67 (2.9) |  | 70 (2.8) |
 Separated, divorced, widowed | 72 (48.0) | 693 (29.4) |  | 765 (30.5) |
 Married | 75 (50.0) | 1595 (67.7) |  | 1670 (66.7) |
No. of household members, mean (SD)b | 2.04 (1.27) | 2.10 (0.98) | 0.086 | 2.10 (1.00) |
Self-rated health |  |  | < 0.001 |  |
 Excellent | 2 (1.3) | 125 (5.3) |  | 127 (5.1) |
 Very good | 13 (8.7) | 529 (22.5) |  | 542 (21.6) |
 Good | 41 (27.3) | 844 (35.8) |  | 885 (35.3) |
 Fair | 53 (35.3) | 594 (25.2) |  | 647 (25.8) |
 Poor | 41 (27.3) | 263 (11.2) |  | 304 (12.1) |
High blood pressure | Â | Â | 0.097 | Â |
 Yes | 105 (70.0) | 1490 (63.3) |  | 1595 (63.7) |
 No | 45 (30.0) | 865 (36.7) |  | 910 (36.3) |
Diabetes |  |  | < 0.001 |  |
 Yes | 55 (36.7) | 515 (21.9) |  | 570 (22.8) |
 No | 95 (63.3) | 1840 (78.1) |  | 1935 (77.3) |
Heart problems | Â | Â | 0.002 | Â |
 Yes | 61 (40.7) | 683 (29.0) |  | 744 (29.7) |
 No | 89 (59.3) | 1672 (71.0) |  | 1761 (70.3) |
Stroke | Â | Â | 0.002 | Â |
 Yes | 21 (14.0) | 166 (7.1) |  | 187 (7.5) |
 No | 129 (86.0) | 2189 (93.0) |  | 2318 (92.5) |
Lung disease |  |  | < 0.001 |  |
 Yes | 42 (28.0) | 289 (12.3) |  | 331 (13.2) |
 No | 108 (72.0) | 2066 (87.7) |  | 2174 (86.8) |
CES-D scaleb, mean (SD) | 3.09 (2.58) | 1.33 (1.85) | < 0.001 | 1.43 (1.94) |
ADL scoreb, mean (SD) | 0.77 (1.38) | 0.23 (0.67) | < 0.001 | 0.26 (0.74) |
Health insurance coverage |  |  | < 0.001 |  |
 No insurance | 12 (8.0) | 48 (2.0) |  | 60 (2.4) |
 Medicare or Medicaid only | 85 (56.7) | 826 (35.1) |  | 911 (36.4) |
 Employer-provided insurance only | 9 (6.0) | 302 (12.8) |  | 311 (12.4) |
 Other single insurance | 20 (13.3) | 402 (17.1) |  | 422 (16.9) |
 Multiple coverage | 24 (16.0) | 777 (33.0) |  | 801 (32.0) |
Employment status | Â | Â | 0.876 | Â |
 Not retired | 41 (27.3) | 630 (26.8) |  | 671 (26.8) |
 Retired | 109 (72.7) | 1725 (73.3) |  | 1834 (73.2) |
OOP medical costsc, mean (SD) | 2241 (2968) | 3542 (6228) | 0.025 | 3467 (6096) |
Total income ($1000)c, mean (SD) | 51.6 (95.6) | 91.8 (170.5) | 0.002 | 89.5 (167.4) |
OOP medical costs/total income > 0.05 |  |  | 0.142 |  |
 Yes | 67 (44.7) | 910 (38.6) |  | 977 (39.0) |
 No | 83 (55.3) | 1445 (61.4) |  | 1528 (61.0) |
OOP medical costs/total income > 0.1 |  |  | 0.002 |  |
 Yes | 47 (31.3) | 484 (20.6) |  | 531 (21.2) |
 No | 103 (68.7) | 1871 (79.5) |  | 1974 (78.8) |
OOP medical costs/total income > 0.15 |  |  | 0.037 |  |
 Yes | 28 (18.7) | 300 (12.7) |  | 328 (13.1) |
 No | 122 (81.3) | 2055 (87.3) |  | 2177 (86.9) |