Table 3.
Baseline differences between breast and prostate cancer patients (Treatment groups only)
| Breast cancer (N = 68) | Prostate cancer (N = 25) | Baseline comparison (p) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients’ demographics | |||
| Age (years) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 54.3 (10) | 64.11 (5.8) | .000 |
| Range | 29–72 | 47–73 | |
| Cultural origin, N (%) | |||
| Occidental Europe | 66 (97.0) | 25 (100) | .687 |
| Near and Middle East | 1 (1.5) | 0 | |
| African | 1 (1.5) | 0 | |
| Missing data | 0 | 0 | |
| Marital status, N (%) | |||
| Single | 5 (7.4) | 1 (4.00) | .879 |
| Married/living with partner | 52 (76.5) | 18 (72.00) | |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 11 (16.2) | 4 (8.00) | |
| Missing data | 0 | 2 (8.00) | |
| Education level, N (%) | |||
| Elementary school or less | 0 | 1 (4.00) | .443 |
| Lower secondary school | 8 (11.76) | 1 (4.00) | |
| Upper secondary school | 21 (30.88) | 7 (28.00) | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 6 (8.82) | 1 (4.00) | |
| Master’s degree | 29 (42.65) | 12 (48.00) | |
| Post-graduate | 4 (5.88) | 1 (4.00) | |
| Missing data | 0 | 2 (8.00) | |
| Employment status, N (%) | |||
| Employed part or full time | 9 (13.2) | 8 (32.00) | .000 |
| Employed, taken time off | 38 (55.9) | 2 (8.00) | |
| Not employed | 20 (29.4) | 15 (60.00) | |
| Missing data | 1 (1.5) | ||
| Patients’ medical history | |||
| Time since diagnosis (months) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 7.1 (5.1) | 6.16 (3.52) | .381 |
| Range | 1–27 | 1–15 | |
| Surgery, N (%) | |||
| Yes | 68 (100) | 25 (100) | 1.00 |
| No | 0 | 0 | |
| Missing data | 0 | 0 | |
| Chemotherapy (CT), N (%) | |||
| CT completed | 27 (39.7) | 0 | .000 |
| During CT | 20 (29.4) | 0 | |
| No CT | 21 (30.9) | 25 (100) | |
| Missing data | 0 | 0 | |
| Radiation therapy (RT), N (%) | |||
| RT completed | 30 (44.1) | 1 (4.00) | .000 |
| During RT | 6 (8.8) | 0 | |
| Not yet started | 16 (23.5) | 0 | |
| No RT | 16 (23.5) | 24 (96.00) | |
| Missing data | 0 | 0 | |
| Hormonal therapy (HT), N (%) | |||
| During HT | 38 (55.9) | 2 (8.00) | .000 |
| Not yet started | 23 (33.8) | 0 | |
| No HT | 7 (10.3) | 23 (92.00) | |
| Missing data | 0 | 0 | |
| Patients’ psychological state, Mean (SD) | |||
| HADS – Anxiety | 8.76 (4.14) | 6.50 (3.06) | .048 |
| HADS – Depression | 5.02 (3.16) | 3.46 (2.47) | .075 |
| EORTC – Global Health Status | 59.19 (16.23) | 67.67 (14.30) | .066 |
| EORTC – Fatigue | 52.94 (26.05) | 32.44 (12.39) | .003 |
| Insomnia Severity Index | 12.65 (6.50) | 8.04 (5.98) | .013 |
Bold values indicate significant differences between the two groups