Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the Portuguese sample, the USA sample and the total sample.
| Portuguese Sample (N=59) % (no.) |
USA Sample (N=43) % (no.) |
Total Sample (N=102) % (no.) |
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| Age; mean(range) | 36.3 (18,40) | 36.95 (29,41) | 36.59 (18,41) | |
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| Marital status | ||||
| Single/Divorced | 23% (14) | 17% (7) | 21% (21) | |
| Married | 49% (29) | 76% (32) | 60% (61) | |
| Co-habitating | 20% (12) | 5% (2) | 14% (14) | |
| In a relationship (not living with partner) | 7% (4) | 4% (4) | ||
| Widow | 2% (1) | 1% (1) | ||
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| Education | ||||
| < University degree | 37% (22) | 42% (18) | 39% (40) | |
| > University degree | 63% (37) | 58% (25) | 61% (62) | |
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| Professional situation | ||||
| Active | 59% (35) | 67% (29) | 63% (64) | |
| Other | 41% (24) | 33% (14) | 37% (38) | |
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| Type of Tumour | ||||
| Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) | 36% (20) | 19% (8) | 28% (28) *1 | |
| Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) | 55% (30) | 81% (35) | 64% (65) | |
| Other | 9% (5) | 0% (0) | 5% (5) | |
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| Stage of disease | ||||
| 0 | 2% (1) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | |
| I | 15% (7) | 23% (10) | 17% (17) | |
| II | 43% (20) | 53% (23) | 42% (43) | |
| III | 30% (14) | 12% (5) | 19% (19) | |
| IV | 9% (4) | 12% (5) | 9% (9) | |
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| Treatments | ||||
| Chemotherapy | 86% (50) | 86% (37) | 85%(87) | |
| Radiotherapy | 76% (44) | 60% (26) | 69% (70) | |
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| Current physical health; mean(range) | 5.6 (1,10) | 8.1 (2,10) | 6.6 (1,10)*2 | |
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| Current mental health problem | 25% (15) | 31% (13) | 28% (28) | |
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| Current psychological/psychiatric help | 22% (13) | 9% (4) | 17% (17) | |
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| Past mental health problem | 39% (23) | 44% (19) | 39% (40) | |
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| Past psychological/psychiatric help | 39% (23) | 40% (17) | 39% (40) | |
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| Children | 54% (32) | 63% (27) | 58% (59) | |
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| Number of children before diagnosis | ||||
| 0 | 39% (23) | 39% (15) | 37% (38) | |
| ≥ 1 | 60% (35) | 61% (23) | 57% (58) | |
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| Before diagnosis, have desired children | ||||
| Yes | 51% (30) | 38% (15) | 44% (45) | |
| Unsure | 8% (5) | 15% (6) | 11% (11) | |
| No | 37% (22) | 48% (19) | 40% (41) | |
*1
p=0.01,
*2
p < 0,001.