Table 1.
Demographic data of the two samples and medical data of the patients
| Patient group | Healthy control group | tor χ 2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 665) | (n = 662) | |||
| Years of age (SD) | 45.55(6.43) | 44.99(5.63) | 1.682 | 0.093 |
| Years of schooling (SD) | 10.18(3.32) | 10.30(3.63) | −0.621 | 0.535 |
| Place of residence (%) | 0.217 | 0.641 | ||
| Urban | 49.2 | 50.8 | ||
| Rural | 50.5 | 49.5 | ||
| Marital status (%) | 2.612 | 0.271 | ||
| Married | 94.1 | 95.2 | ||
| Widowed | 1.8 | 2.2 | ||
| Divorced | 4.1 | 2.6 | ||
| Employment status (%) | 2.228 | 0.328 | ||
| Employed | 77.0 | 77.8 | ||
| Housewife | 17.9 | 18.7 | ||
| Retired | 5.1 | 3.5 | ||
| Stage (%) | ||||
| I | 14.8 | |||
| II | 85.2 | |||
| Weeks since diagnosis (SD) | 0.35(0.84) | |||
| Therapy type (%) | ||||
| Mastectomy | 38.0 | |||
| Chemotherapy | 13.1 | |||
| Mastectomy with chemotherapy | 48.9 |