Table 1. Summary statistics by the number of chronic condition among cancer patients for wave 7 and wave 9.
| Variables | Number of observations, n (%) | Wave-7 | Wave-9 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of chronic comorbid conditions, n (%) | Number of chronic comorbid conditions, n (%) | ||||||
| 0 | 1–2 | 3 or more | 0 | 1–2 | 3 or more | ||
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 1,123 (54.36) | 234 (54.80) | 77 (59.23) | na | 45 (51.14) | 110 (48.46) | 55 (54.46) |
| Female | 943 (45.64) | 193 (45.20) | 53 (40.77) | na | 43 (48.86) | 117 (51.54) | 46 (45.54) |
| Age | |||||||
| <25 years | 53 (2.57) | 10 (2.34) | 3 (2.31) | na | 1 (1.14) | 4 (1.76) | 1 (0.99) |
| 25–45 years | 283 (13.70) | 77 (18.03) | 17 (13.08) | na | 23 (26.14) | 32 (14.10) | 8 (7.92) |
| 46–65 years | 771 (37.32) | 146 (34.19) | 69 (53.08) | na | 39 (44.32) | 86 (37.89) | 30 (29.7) |
| >65 years | 959 (46.42) | 194 (45.43) | 41 (31.54) | na | 25 (28.41) | 105 (46.26) | 62 (61.39) |
| Educational attainment | |||||||
| Year 11 or below | 774 (37.46) | 169 (39.58) | 48 (36.92) | na | 26 (29.55) | 97 (42.73) | 46 (45.54) |
| Year 12 | 168 (8.13) | 37 (8.67) | 14 (10.77) | na | 10 (11.36) | 15 (6.61) | 9 (8.91) |
| Trade/certificate/diploma | 808 (39.11) | 149 (34.89) | 54 (41.54) | na | 35 (39.77) | 81 (35.68) | 40 (39.6) |
| Tertiary | 316 (15.30) | 72 (16.86) | 14 (10.77) | na | 17 (19.32) | 34 (14.98) | 6 (5.94) |
| Unemployed | 1,306 (63.21) | 250 (58.55) | 66 (50.77) | na | 40 (45.45) | 150 (66.08) | 86 (85.15) |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Single | 258 (12.49) | 52 (12.18) | 20 (15.38) | na | 16 (18.18) | 27 (11.89) | 7 (6.93) |
| Married | 1,196 (57.89) | 256 (59.95) | 80 (61.54) | na | 46 (52.27) | 130 (57.27) | 52 (51.49) |
| Others | 612 (29.62) | 119 (27.87) | 30 (23.08) | na | 26 (29.55) | 70 (30.84) | 42 (41.58) |
| Alcohol consumption (= yes) | 1,500 (72.60) | 341 (79.86) | 102 (78.46) | na | 64 (72.73) | 158 (69.60) | 66 (65.35) |
| Smoking exposure (= yes) | 276 (13.36) | 64 (14.99) | 22 (16.92) | na | 11 (12.50) | 32 (14.10) | 13 (12.87) |
| Physical activity status | |||||||
| Low | 876 (42.40) | 153 (55.11) | 88 (55.11) | 36 (55.11) | 98 (55.11) | 52 (55.11) | |
| Moderate | 701 (33.93) | 134 (29.55) | 30 (29.55) | 28 (29.55) | 74 (29.55) | 33 (29.55) | |
| High | 489 (23.67) | 140 (15.34) | 12 (15.34) | 24 (15.34) | 55 (15.34) | 16 (15.34) | |
| Health status burden | |||||||
| No burden | 208 (10.07) | 57 (13.35) | 13 (10.00) | na | 24 (27.27) | 19 (8.37) | 1 (0.99) |
| Moderate burden | 1,205 (58.33) | 268 (62.76) | 82 (63.08) | na | 48 (54.55) | 135 (59.47) | 41 (40.59) |
| Severe burden | 653 (31.61) | 102 (23.89) | 35 (26.92) | na | 16 (18.18) | 73 (32.16) | 59 (58.42) |
| Disability status | |||||||
| No disability | 1,172 (56.73) | 258 (60.42) | 76 (58.46) | na | 76 (86.36) | 124 (54.63) | 32 (31.68) |
| Moderate disability | 509 (24.64) | 92 (21.55) | 26 (20.00) | na | 7 (7.95) | 63 (27.75) | 39 (38.61) |
| Severe disability | 385 (18.64) | 77 (18.03) | 28 (21.54) | na | 5 (5.68) | 40 (17.62) | 30 (29.70) |
| Healthcare utilisation (= yes) | 1,093 (72.43) | 219 (65.45) | 63 (46.95) | na | 22 (25.00) | 181 (79.74) | 98 (97.03) |
| Life satisfaction with- | |||||||
| Employment, mean (sd) | 3.39 (3.96) | 3.51 (4.03) | 3.86 (3.94) | na | 5.3 (3.98) | 3.55 (3.98) | 2.36 (3.88) |
| Financial situation, mean (sd) | 6.73 (2.37) | 7.05 (2.27) | 6.65 (2.43) | na | 6.98 (2.14) | 6.63 (2.45) | 6.04 (2.59) |
| Social supports, mean (sd) | 7.83 (1.82) | 8.09 (1.54) | 7.97 (1.54) | na | 7.91 (1.73) | 7.64 (2.03) | 7.78 (1.98) |
| Remoteness | |||||||
| Major Cities | 1,264 (61.18) | 270 (63.23) | 75 (57.69) | na | 48 (54.55) | 128 (56.39) | 63 (62.38) |
| Inner Regional | 519 (25.12) | 98 (22.95) | 34 (26.15) | na | 24 (27.27) | 59 (25.99) | 24 (23.76) |
| Outer Regional | 247 (11.96) | 50 (11.71) | 21 (16.15) | na | 13 (14.77) | 38 (16.74) | 12 (11.88) |
| Remote or very remote | 36 (1.74) | 9 (2.11) | na | na | 3 (3.41) | 2 (0.88) | 2 (1.98) |
| Socioeconomic status | |||||||
| Q1 (lowest 20%) (ref) | 407 (19.70) | 81 (18.97) | 23 (17.69) | na | 11 (12.50) | 46 (20.26) | 27 (26.73) |
| Q2 | 470 (22.75) | 87 (20.37) | 27 (20.77) | na | 16 (18.18) | 60 (26.43) | 29 (28.71) |
| Q3 | 369 (17.86) | 79 (18.50) | 33 (25.38) | na | 25 (28.41) | 39 (17.18) | 14 (13.86) |
| Q4 | 428 (20.72) | 98 (22.95) | 28 (21.54) | na | 20 (22.73) | 39 (17.18) | 21 (20.79) |
| Q5 (highest 20%) | 392 (18.97) | 82 (19.20) | 19 (14.62) | na | 16 (18.18) | 43 (18.94) | 10 (9.90) |
| Overall | 2,066 (100) | 427 (76.66) | 130 (23.34) | na | 88 (21.15) | 227 (54.57) | 101 (24.28) |
Na = not available