Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics by language group
| Characteristics, n (%) | English‐speaking Aust.‐bornn Reg=319n Clinic=274 | Arabic‐speaking migrantn Reg=57n Clinic=145 | Chinese‐speaking migrantn Reg=141n Clinic=248 | Greek‐speaking migrantn Reg=79n Clinic=178 | P‐valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 271 (46) | 90 (45) | 164 (42) | 143 (56) | .007 |
| Female | 322 (54) | 112 (55) | 225 (58) | 114 (44) | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married or partnered | 422 (71) | 149 (74) | 307 (79) | 198 (77) | .04 |
| Not married or partnered | 171 (29) | 53 (26) | 82 (21) | 59 (23) | |
| Education | |||||
| Did not complete high school | 37 (6) | 43 (22) | 49 (13) | 137 (54) | <.001 |
| High school/tech college | 443 (73) | 112 (56) | 196 (50) | 99 (39) | |
| University | 111 (19) | 45 (23) | 144 (37) | 16 (6) | |
| Cancer type | |||||
| Breast | 185 (31) | 76 (38) | 130 (33) | 63 (25) | .004 |
| Colorectal | 108 (18) | 34 (17) | 60 (15) | 37 (14) | |
| Prostate | 97 (16) | 27 (13) | 39 (10) | 38 (15) | |
| Leukaemia, lymphomas | 51 (9) | 15 (7) | 38 (10) | 34 (13) | |
| Lung | 48 (8) | 17 (8) | 54 (14) | 26 (10) | |
| Bladder, kidney | 27 (5) | 3 (1) | 5 (1) | 7 (1) | |
| Head and neck | 7 (1) | 2 (1) | 11 (3) | 5 (2) | |
| Other | 70 (12) | 28 (14) | 52 (14) | 47 (18) | |
| Disease stage | |||||
| Early | 402 (68) | 132 (66) | 245 (64) | 160 (65) | |
| Late | 95 (16) | 36 (18) | 82 (21) | 56 (23) | |
| Unknown/not applicable/missing | 91 (15) | 31 (16) | 55 (14) | 32 (13) | |
| Currently on treatment | |||||
| Registry sample | 17 (5) | 7 (12) | 9 (6) | 7 (9) | |
| Clinic sample | 201 (74) | 100 (70) | 157 (64) | 123 (72) | |
| Agea, mean (SD) | 63 (11.3) | 61 (11.8) | 59 (12.6) | 68 (9.5) | <.001 |
| Age at diagnosisa, mean (SD) | 60 (11.4) | 58 (12.7) | 56 (13.7) | 65 (10) | <.001 |
| Years in Australiaa, mean (SD) | 63 (11.6) | 27 (15.5) | 20 (11.1) | 46 (8.6) | <.001 |
| IRSAD, mean (SD) | 1019 (76) | 991 (71) | 1050 (79) | 1024 (71) | <.001 |
n Reg, number of participants in the registry sample; n Clinic, number of participants in the clinic sample; IRSAD, Index of Relative Socio‐economic Advantage and Disadvantage.
a
Analysis of variance comparison between all groups.