Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of cancer survivors stratified by age
| AYA | Adults | Elderly | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 98 | N = 507 | N = 256 | ||
| Age (at time of diagnosis) (mean ± SD) | 28.0 (5.4) | 53.4 (8.0) | 71.4 (4.0) | <0.01 |
| Age (at time of survey) (mean ± SD) | 32.9 (6.0) | 58.5 (8.2) | 75.7 (4.0) | <0.01 |
| Tumour type | <0.01 | |||
| NHL | 33 (34 %) | 435 (86 %) | 245 (96 %) | |
| HL | 65 (66 %) | 71 (14 %) | 10 (4 %) | |
| Years since diagnosis (mean ± SD) | 5.0 (2.5) | 5.1 (2.6) | 4.3 (2.4) | <0.01 |
| Years since diagnosis | <0.01 | |||
| <2 years | 12 (12 %) | 68 (14 %) | 45 (18 %) | |
| 2–5 years | 39 (40 %) | 191 (38 %) | 128 (51 %) | |
| 5–10 years | 47 (48 %) | 233 (46 %) | 76 (30 %) | |
| > 10 years | 0 (0 %) | 11 (2 %) | 4 (2 %) | |
| Sex | 0.08 | |||
| Male | 49 (50 %) | 306 (60 %) | 161 (63 %) | |
| Female | 49 (50 %) | 200 (40 %) | 94 (37 %) | |
| Stage at diagnosis | <0.01 | |||
| I | 19 (19 %) | 120 (24 %) | 64 (25 %) | |
| II | 49 (50 %) | 92 (18 %) | 42 (17 %) | |
| III | 19 (19 %) | 71 (14 %) | 30 (12 %) | |
| IV | 10 (10 %) | 121 (24 %) | 59 (23 %) | |
| Unknown | 1 (1 %) | 102 (20 %) | 60 (24 %) | |
| Primary treatment | <0.01 | |||
| Radiotherapy alone | 5 (5 %) | 43 (9 %) | 23 (9 %) | |
| Chemotherapy alone | 38 (39 %) | 227 (46 %) | 125 (50 %) | |
| Chemotherapy + radiotherapy | 54 (55 %) | 98 (20 %) | 32 (13 %) | |
| Active surveillancea | 0 (0 %) | 121 (24 %) | 66 (26 %) | |
| Surgery | 1 (0.5 %) | 5 (0.7 %) | 0 (0 %) | |
| Transplantation | 0 (0 %) | 1 (0.2 %) | 0 (0 %) | |
| Other therapies | 1 (1 %) | 4 (1 %) | 6 (2 %) | |
| Comorbidity | <0.01 | |||
| None | 63 (64 %) | 187 (37 %) | 65 (26 %) | |
| 1 | 21 (21 %) | 154 (30 %) | 70 (28 %) | |
| 2 | 8 (8 %) | 83 (16 %) | 63 (25 %) | |
| 3 or more | 6 (6 %) | 82 (16 %) | 57 (22 %) | |
| Marital status | <0.01 | |||
| Married/cohabiting | 66 (68 %) | 426 (85 %) | 181 (74 %) | |
| Divorced/separated | 11 (11 %) | 29 (6 %) | 12 (5 %) | |
| Widowed | 1 (1 %) | 28 (6 %) | 42 (17 %) | |
| Never married/never cohabiting | 19 (20 %) | 19 (4 %) | 11 (5 %) | |
| Education level | <0.01 | |||
| Low | 1 (1 %) | 57 (11 %) | 64 (26 %) | |
| Medium | 54 (57 %) | 314 (63 %) | 138 (56 %) | |
| High | 40 (42 %) | 129 (26 %) | 43 (18 %) | |
| Current occupation | <0.01 | |||
| Employed | 64 (74 %) | 173 (37 %) | 2 (1 %) | |
| Not working/retired | 22 (26 %) | 296 (63 %) | 244 (99 %) |
AYA (18–35 years), Adults (36–64 years), Elderly (65–84 years): age at time of diagnosis
NHL non-Hodgkin lymphoma, HL Hodgkin lymphoma education levels included low no/primary school, medium lower general secondary education/vocational training, or high pre-university education/high vocational training/university
aPatients under active surveillance and receive no therapy