Table 2.
Surgical treatment, radiotherapy and adjuvant therapy for women living in affluent and deprived areas (whole sample and questionnaire respondents)
| AFFLUENT n (%) | DEPRIVED n (%) | Chi squared test result | ||||
| WHOLE SAMPLE | CONSENTED SAMPLE | WHOLE SAMPLE | CONSENTED SAMPLE | WHOLE SAMPLE | CONSENTED SAMPLE | |
| BREAST SURGERY | n = 142* | n = 75** | n = 215* | n = 97** | ||
| Mastectomy | 64 (45.1%) | 37 (49.3%) | 104 (48.4%) | 43 (44.3%) | X2 = 0.37 DF = 3 | X2 = 0.43 DF = 1 |
| Conservation | 78 (54.9%) | 38 (50.7%) | 111 (51.6%) | 54 (55.7%) | p = 0.54 | p = 0.54 |
| AXILLA SURGERY | n = 129* | n = 70* | n = 196 * | n = 94** | ||
| Clearance | 123 (95.3%) | 68 (97.1%) | 146 (74.5%) | 69 (73.4%) | X2 = 23.73 DF = 1 | X2 = 16.4 DF = 1 |
| Sampling | 6 (4.7%) | 2 (2.9%) | 50 (25.5%) | 25 (36.6%) | p = 0.0000 | p = 0.000 |
| RADIOTHERAPY |
n = 146 54 (37.0%) |
n = 72** 22 (30.6%) |
n = 220 90 (40.9%) |
n = 98** 50 (51.0%) |
X2 = 0.56 DF = 1 p = 0.45 | X2 = 5.82 DF = 1 p = 0.018 |
| CHEMOTHERAPY |
n = 146 29 (19.9%) |
n = 75** 13 (16.9%) |
n = 220 30 (13.6%) |
n = 100** 15 (15%) |
X2 = 2.51 DF = 1 p = 0.11 | X2 = 0.116 DF = 1 p = 0.84 |
| ENDOCRINE THERAPY |
n = 146 128 (87.7%) |
n = 77 71 (92.2%) |
n = 220 196 (89.1%) |
n = 100 92 (92.0%) |
X2 = 0.17 DF = 1 p = 0.67 | X2 = 0.003 DF = 1 p = 1.0 |
*Total n for whole sample < 366 due to missing data
**Total n for consented sample < 177 due to missing data