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. 2014 Mar 28;14:228. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-228

Table 1.

Sample characteristics by gender for People with Cancer (PWC)

 
 Women
 Men
 Test for group difference
 Significance
 Effect size
Variable n M (SD) n M (SD) F p η2
Patient age
 535
 50.7 (10.9)
 122
 61.1 (14.3)
 79.01
 <0.001
 0.108
Years since first diagnosis
 533
 4.9 (5.3)
 122
 5.3 (5.4)
 0.53
 0.468
 0.001
Length of current relationship
 515
 19.8 (13.7)
 118
 25.7 (16.8)
 16.55
 <0.001
 0.026
 
 n
 %
 n
 %
 χ2
 p
 φ
Ethnicity:
  
  
  
  
 0.51
 0.774
 0.028
 Aust/White European
 508
 95.7
 114
 94.2
  
  
  
 Asian
 14
 2.6
 4
 3.3
 Other
 9
 1.7
 3
 2.5
Cancer type:
  
  
  
  
 519.19
 <0.001
 0.364
 Breast
 425
 80
 -
 -
  
  
  
 Gynecologic
 45
 8.5
 -
 -
 Prostate
 -
 -
 87
 72.5
 Genitourinary (other)
 4
 0.8
 7
 5.8
 Hematological/Blood
 23
 4.3
 14
 11.7
 Digestive/Gastrointestinal
 11
 2.1
 4
 3.3
 Neurologic
 6
 1.1
 4
 3.3
 Skin
 8
 1.5
 2
 1.7
 Othera
 9
 1.7
 2
 1.7
Cancer classification:
  
  
  
  
 10.52
 .001
 0.127
 Sexual cancer type
 474
 89.3
 94
 78.3
  
  
  
 Non-sexual cancer type
 57
 10.7
 26
 21.7
Stage of disease:
  
  
  
  
 27.19
 <0.001
 0.188
 No longer detectable/In remission
 430
 80.8
 71
 58.7
  
  
  
 Receiving treatment
 16
 3.0
 7
 5.8
 Otherb
 86
 16.2
 43
 35.5
Relationship status:
  
  
  
  
 3.12
 0.374
 0.032
 Partnered – Living together
 414
 77.4
 96
 78.7
  
  
  
 Partnered – Not living together
 34
 6.4
 10
 8.2
 Not in a relationship
 76
 14.2
 16
 13.1
 Other/Not specified
 11
 2.1
 -
 -
Sexual identity:
  
  
  
  
 405.16
 <0.001
 0.858
 Heterosexual
 434
 96.7
 92
 91.1
  
  
  
 Non heterosexual
 15
 3.3
 9
 8.9
Current sexual relationship:
  
  
  
  
 0.99
 0.319
 0.039
 Yes
 404
 76.2
 87
 71.9
  
  
  
 No 126 23.8 34 18.6      

Note a“Other” includes: Respiratory/Thoracic, Head & Neck, various, each less than 1%; b “Other” includes: a new different cancer; active monitoring; outcome not specified.