Table 1. Demographic and cancer characteristics at diagnosis by adherence.
|
Adherence |
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High (⩾80%) (N=788), % | Low (<80%) (N=475), % | P-value | |||
| Age group (years) |
|
|
|
|
<0.001 |
| <60 | 316 | (40) | 289 | (61) | |
| 60–69 | 214 | (27) | 98 | (21) | |
| 70–79 | 178 | (23) | 69 | (15) | |
| 80+ |
80 |
(10) |
19 |
(4) |
|
| Menopausal |
|
|
|
|
0.005 |
| Pre/Peri | 64 | (8) | 59 | (12) | |
| Post | 262 | (33) | 135 | (28) | |
| Unknown |
462 |
(59) |
281 |
(59) |
|
| SIMD quintile |
|
|
|
|
0.674 |
| 1–2 (Deprived) | 228 | (29) | 132 | (28) | |
| 3–5 (Affluent) | 548 | (70) | 335 | (71) | |
| Unknown |
12 |
(2) |
8 |
(2) |
|
| Charlson's index |
|
|
|
|
0.527 |
| 0 | 340 | (43) | 216 | (45) | |
| 1–2 | 268 | (34) | 147 | (31) | |
| 3+ |
180 |
(23) |
112 |
(24) |
|
| Tumour stage |
|
|
|
|
0.014 |
| 1–2 | 424 | (54) | 263 | (55) | |
| 3–4 | 56 | (7) | 57 | (12) | |
| Unknown |
308 |
(39) |
155 |
(33) |
|
| Axillary nodes |
|
|
|
|
0.357 |
| 1 | 464 | (59) | 311 | (65) | |
| 2–3 | 78 | (10) | 62 | (13) | |
| Unknown |
246 |
(31) |
102 |
(21) |
|
| Metastases |
|
|
|
|
0.570 |
| No | 545 | (69) | 371 | (78) | |
| Yes | 10 | (1) | 7 | (1) | |
| Unknown |
233 |
(30) |
97 |
(20) |
|
| Tumour grade |
|
|
|
|
0.082 |
| 1–2 | 340 | (43) | 208 | (44) | |
| 3 | 173 | (22) | 136 | (29) | |
| Unknown |
275 |
(35) |
131 |
(28) |
|
| Oestrogen receptor status |
|
|
|
|
<0.001 |
| Negative | 55 | (7) | 69 | (15) | |
| Positive | 389 | (49) | 239 | (50) | |
| Unknown | 344 | (44) | 167 | (35) | |
Abbreviation: SIMD=Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation