Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics at baseline of patients with breast cancer and prostate cancer.
| Characteristics | Breast cancer (n=74) | Prostate cancer (n=75) | Test statistic | P value | |||||
| Age (in years), median (range) | 47 (27-73) | 72 (44-81) | –15.127a | <.001a | |||||
| Marital status, n (%) | 74 (100) | 71 (100) | 1.204 (2)b | .57b | |||||
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Married/cohabitant | 58 (78) | 53 (74) |
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Living apart | 3 (4) | 6 (9) |
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Single | 13 (18) | 12 (17) |
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| Highest education level, n (%) | 74 (100) | 71 (100) | 10.627 (2)c | .005c | |||||
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University | 50 (68) | 30 (42) |
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Secondary school | 18 (24) | 25 (35) |
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Primary school | 6 (8) | 16 (23) |
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| Occupation, n (%) | 74( 100) | 69 (100) | 61.330 (2)b | <.001b | |||||
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Working | 57 (77) | 22 (32) |
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Sick leave | 12 (16) | 0 (0) |
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Retired/unemployed | 5 (7) | 47 (68) |
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aMann-Whitney U test.
bFischer exact test (df).
cChi-square (df).