Table 1.
Demographic, clinical and lifestyle characteristics of participants according to current cognitive complaints.
| N (%) | All Sample | Participants with Current Cognitive Complaints (n = 657) | Participants without Current Cognitive Complaints (n = 736) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years | ||||
| 21–44 | 322 (23.1%) | 226 (34.4%) | 96 (13.0%) | <0.001 |
| 45–64 | 940 (67.5%) | 413 (62.9%) | 527 (71.6%) | |
| ≥65 | 131 (9.4%) | 18 (2.7%) | 113 (15.4%) | |
| Education level | ||||
| Low | 44 (3.2%) | 17 (2.6%) | 27 (3.7%) | 0.284 |
| Middle | 373 (26.8%) | 168 (25.6%) | 205 (27.8%) | |
| High | 976 (70.0%) | 472 (71.8%) | 504 (68.5%) | |
| Employment | ||||
| Full-time or part-time | 787 (56.5%) | 384 (58.5%) | 403 (54.8%) | <0.001 |
| Sick leave | 148 (10.6%) | 100 (15.2%) | 48 (6.5%) | |
| Student, retired | 249 (17.9%) | 58 (8.8%) | 191 (25.9%) | |
| Unemployed | 64 (4.6%) | 39 (5.9%) | 25 (3.4%) | |
| Other | 145 (10.4%) | 76 (11.6%) | 69 (9.4%) | |
| Married/partnered | ||||
| No | 364 (26.1%) | 159 (24.2%) | 205 (27.9%) | 0.121 |
| Yes | 1029 (73.9%) | 498 (75.8%) | 531 (72.1%) | |
| Cancer without metastasis | ||||
| Yes | 1236 (88.7%) | 575 (87.5%) | 661 (89.8%) | 0.177 |
| No | 157 (11.3%) | 82 (12.5%) | 75 (10.2%) | |
| Post-cancer curative treatment time | ||||
| ≤1 year | 373 (26.8%) | 210 (32.0%) | 163 (22.1%) | <0.001 |
| 1–3 years | 336 (24.1%) | 167 (25.4%) | 169 (23.0%) | |
| ≥3 years | 684 (49.1%) | 280 (42.6%) | 404 (54.9%) | |
| BMI | ||||
| Insufficient | 51 (3.7%) | 30 (4.6%) | 21 (2.9%) | 0.037 |
| Normal | 802 (57.6%) | 377 (57.4%) | 425 (57.7%) | |
| Overweight | 377 (27.0%) | 162 (24.6%) | 215 (29.2%) | |
| Obesity | 163 (11.7%) | 88 (13.4%) | 75 (10.2%) | |
| Frequency of psychotropic treatments | ||||
| Never | 914 (65.6%) | 389 (59.2%) | 525 (71.3%) | <0.001 |
| <1/month | 169 (12.1%) | 91 (13.8%) | 78 (10.6%) | |
| >1/month and <1/week | 77 (5.5%) | 38 (5.8%) | 39 (5.3%) | |
| >1/week | 233 (16.8%) | 139 (21.2%) | 94 (12.8%) | |
| Self-reported sleep difficulties | ||||
| Never | 95 (6.8%) | 34 (5.2%) | 61 (8.3%) | <0.001 |
| Sometimes | 481 (34.5%) | 197 (30.0%) | 284 (38.6%) | |
| Often | 817 (58.7%) | 426 (64.8%) | 391 (53.1%) | |
| Physical activity | ||||
| None or < once a week | 446 (32.0%) | 203 (30.9%) | 243 (33.0%) | 0.431 |
| Once a week | 255 (18.3%) | 116 (17.7%) | 139 (18.9%) | |
| Twice a week | 362 (26.0%) | 184 (28.0%) | 178 (24.2%) | |
| ≥3 times a week | 330 (23.7%) | 154 (23.4%) | 176 (23.9%) | |
| History of neurological disease | ||||
| No | 1316 (94.5%) | 625 (95.1%) | 691 (93.9%) | 0.311 |
| Yes | 77 (5.5%) | 32 (4.9%) | 45 (6.1%) | |
| Pre-existing knowledge 1 | ||||
| No | 842 (60.5%) | 359 (54.6%) | 483 (65.6%) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 551 (39.5%) | 298 (45.4%) | 253 (34.4%) |
1 Pre-existing knowledge about chemotherapy-associated cognitive problems. In bold in the table: significant results.