Table 2.
Posters (n = 107) | Lurkers (n = 113) | P value | ||||
n | % | n | % | |||
Time since diagnosis (years) | .02a | |||||
<1 | 52 | 49 | 31 | 38 | ||
1–2 | 33 | 31 | 39 | 35 | ||
3–5 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 21 | ||
6–9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | ||
≥10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | ||
Cancer stage at diagnosis | .39b | |||||
I | 50 | 47 | 36 | 34 | ||
II | 43 | 41 | 48 | 45 | ||
III+ | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | ||
Not known | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | ||
Presence of symptomsc | .26b | |||||
Yes | 93 | 87 | 85 | 75 | ||
No | 14 | 13 | 28 | 25 | ||
Number of symptoms, mean (SD) | 2 (1.685) | 2 (1.456) | .62d | |||
Physical condition | .77a | |||||
Living completely as usual | 57 | 53 | 58 | 51 | ||
Living as usual | 50 | 47 | 55 | 49 | ||
HADSe, mean (SD) | ||||||
Summed scores | 12.6 (6.9) | 13.4 (8.7) | .52d | |||
Depression | 6.2 (3.6) | 6.5 (4.1) | .63d | |||
Anxiety | 6.4 (4.1) | 6.9 (5.4) | .51d |
a Kruskal-Wallis test.
b χ2 test. Degrees of freedom were the number of category –1.
c Respondents checked all of their current symptoms due to breast cancer (eg, pain, tiredness, paralysis of arm, and nausea) and were classified as having symptoms if they chose more than 1 symptom.
d t test. Degree of freedom was 219.
e Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.