Table 3.
The differences among sample characteristics, social support and quality of life.
| Variable | Social support | QOL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | t or F | P-value | Mean (SD) | t or F | P-value | |
| Marital status | F=4.214 | 0.018 | F=2.542 | 0.084 | ||
| Married | 63.42 (14.31) | 82.22 (19.44) | ||||
| Divorced | 50.00 (10.36) | 67.29 (17.87) | ||||
| Single | 49.67 (4.04) | 69.00 (9.84) | ||||
| Children | t=−0.354 | 0.724 | t=−1.416 | 0.678 | ||
| Yes | 61.87 (14.57) | 80.48 (19.77) | ||||
| No | 63.67 (13.34) | 83.33 (17.27) | ||||
| Education level | F=2.292 | 0.083 | F=0.496 | 0.686 | ||
| Below primary school | 59.08 (19.59) | 80.58 (26.95) | ||||
| Junior high school | 59.34 (13.96) | 78.53 (19.20) | ||||
| High school or some college | 65.24 (12.08) | 83.00 (18.01) | ||||
| University or above | 72.80 (13.88) | 86.60 (12.59) | ||||
| Employment status | F=1.792 | 0.154 | F=1.026 | 0.385 | ||
| Full-time/part-time | 64.95 (11.10) | 80.86 (17.17) | ||||
| Retired | 67.00 (15.83) | 88.25 (24.74) | ||||
| Unemployed | 58.58 (12.93) | 78.35 (20.59) | ||||
| On leave due to illness | 62.50 (14.41) | 79.67 (12.84) | ||||
| Monthly income(in RMB) | F=4.389 | 0.015 | F=3.784 | 0.026 | ||
| <1,000 | 60.69 (19.16) | 80.15 (24.80) | ||||
| 1,000–3,000 | 56.53 (12.98) | 73.56 (17.75) | ||||
| >3,000 | 65.70 (13.02) | 85.23 (18.08) | ||||
| Living place | F=4.814 | 0.004 | F=1.405 | 0.246 | ||
| Provincial capital | 69.86 (13.00) | 86.25 (23.79) | ||||
| Prefecture-level city | 61.32 (11.76) | 80.76 (14.68) | ||||
| County | 58.50 (14.45) | 78.96 (16.86) | ||||
| Village | 56.06 (15.69) | 74.59 (21.15) | ||||
| Insurance | F=2.728 | 0.070 | F=1.565 | 0.214 | ||
| New rural co-operative medical system | 56.04 (16.13) | 76.17 (20.30) | ||||
| Medical insurance | 64.01 (13.53) | 81.28 (19.49) | ||||
| No | 62.57 (13.30) | 90.57 (13.91) | ||||
| Time since diagnosis | F=4.201 | 0.018 | F=5.982 | 0.004 | ||
| <1 year | 60.37 (14.20) | 77.69 (18.95) | ||||
| Between 1 and 2 years | 65.88 (12.80) | 90.00 (15.74) | ||||
| Between 2 and 5 years | 79.25 (13.07) | 103.20 (21.31) | ||||
| Stage of breast cancer | F=6.445 | <0.001 | F=9.549 | <0.001 | ||
| 0 | 76.00 (9.63) | 103.00 (17.30) | ||||
| I | 70.89 (15.63) | 93.21 (21.04) | ||||
| II | 61.33 (12.36) | 81.12 (16.36) | ||||
| III | 56.60 (11.40) | 70.76 (11.85) | ||||
| IV | 51.13 (16.17) | 63.75 (20.21) | ||||
| Surgery type | t=3.770 | <0.001 | t=4.095 | <0.001 | ||
| Lumpectomy/breast conserving surgery | 87.00 (2.44) | 117.00 (7.26) | ||||
| Modified radical mastectomy | 69.98 (13.73) | 79.20 (18.32) | ||||
| Treatment type | F=1.522 | 0.214 | F=1.711 | 0.170 | ||
| Surgery only | 57.00 (14.89) | 74.80 (16.75) | ||||
| Surgery + adjuvant chemotherapy | 62.79 (13.77) | 81.68 (19.24) | ||||
| Chemotherapy | 73.50 (30.40) | 72.00 (36.77) | ||||
| Others | 67.00 (14.14) | 94.80 (24.25) | ||||
QOL – quality of life.