Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of women with cervical cancer according to socioeconomic status
| Variable | Totalb | SES 1–2 | SES 3–6 | p** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study population, n (%) | 4631 (100) | 3443 (74.3) | 1171 (25.3) | |
| Age, yearsa,d | 51 (18–97) | 50 (19–97) | 52 (18–95) | < 0.0001 |
| Geriatricc, n (%) | 1304 (28.3) | 942 (27.4) | 362 (30.9) | 0.02 |
| Age of menarchea,d | 13 (7–24) | 13 (7–24) | 13 (7–24) | 0.065 |
| Age of sexual debuta,d | 17 (6–54) | 17 (6–54) | 18 (6–41) | < 0.0001 |
| Paritya,d | 4 (0–22) | 4 (0–22) | 5.5 (1–11) | < 0.0001 |
| Area of residencec, n (%) | ||||
| Urban | 2565 (44.4) | 1646 (47.8) | 915 (78.1) | < 0.0001 |
| Rural or Suburban | 2058 (55.4) | 1797 (52.2) | 256 (21.9) | |
| No data | 8 (0.2) | |||
| Marital statusc, n (%) | ||||
| Single, widow, divorced, separated | 2276 (49.1) | 1711 (49.7) | 559 (47.7) | 0.24 |
| Married, common-law union | 2352 (50.8) | 1730 (50.3) | 612 (52.3) | |
| No data | 3 (0.1) | |||
| Education levelc, n (%) | ||||
| No studies | 2240 (48.4) | 1778 (51.7) | 451 (35.5) | < 0.0001 |
| Elementary School or higher | 2387 (51.5) | 1664 (48.3) | 719 (61.5) | |
| No data | 4 (0.1) | |||
| Occupationc, n (%) | ||||
| No occupation | 3634 (78.5) | 2735 (79.5) | 885 (75.6) | < 0.0001 |
| Elementary occupations | 839 (18.1) | 658 (19.1) | 181 (15.5) | |
| Other | 158 (3.3) | 49 (1.4) | 105 (9) | |
| No data | 3 (0.1) | |||
| Main economic providerc, n (%) | ||||
| Partner | 1831 (39.5) | 1359 (39.5) | 468 (40) | 0.422 |
| Adult progeny | 1349 (29.1) | 988 (28.7) | 358 (30.6) | |
| Patient | 822 (17.7) | 625 (18.2) | 197 (16.9) | |
| Other | 614 (13.3) | 468 (13.6) | 146 (12.5) | |
| No data | 15 (0.3) | |||
| % Revenue spenta,d | 80 (0–1000) | 83.3 (0–1000) | 57.1 (0–377) | < 0.0001 |
SES socioeconomic status
**p value represents differences between SES 1–2 vs. SES 3–6. p < 0.05 is indicated in Bold font
aMedian (minimum–maximum)
bNo record of SES was found for 17 patients
cChi-squared test
dMann–Whitney U test