Table 1.
Characteristics of participants and non-participants
| Participants (N ≈ 151) | Non-participants (N = 223) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD (range) | % (N) | Mean ± SD (range) | % (N) | p value | |
| Socio-demographic | |||||
| Age (years) | 24.1 ± 3.6 (18–30) | 24.0 ± 3.4 (18–30) | .659 | ||
| Sex (female) | 61.6 (93) | 40.8 (90) | .000** | ||
| Marital/relationship status | |||||
| Yes | 51.0 (75) | ||||
| No | 49.0 (72) | ||||
| Employment status | |||||
| Paid occupation | 70.9 (105) | ||||
| No paid occupation | 29.1 (43) | ||||
| Educational attainment | |||||
| Low | 19.3 (28) | ||||
| Middle | 48.3 (70) | ||||
| High | 32.4 (47) | ||||
| Current education | |||||
| Low | 3.1 (2) | ||||
| Middle | 27.7 (18) | ||||
| High | 69.2 (45) | ||||
| Medical characteristics | |||||
| Age at diagnosis | 10.5 ± 4.5 (.4–17) | 10.6 ± 4.5 (0–18) | .756 | ||
| Time since diagnosis | 13.6 ± 3.8 (6–27) | 13.5 ± 3.7 (6–28) | .652 | ||
| Diagnosis | |||||
| Hematologic cancers | 66.9 (101) | 61.7 (142) | .119 | ||
| CNS tumors | 8.6 (13) | 9.9 (22) | .358 | ||
| Solid tumors | 24.5 (37) | 28.3 (63) | .173 | ||
| Recurrence | 13.9 (21) | ||||
| Treatmenta,b | |||||
| Surgery (S) | 61.6 (93) | 63.7 (142) | .323 | ||
| Chemotherapy (CT) | 95.4 (144) | 95.5 (213) | .522 | ||
| Radiotherapy (RT) | 37.1 (56) | 35.0 (78) | .323 | ||
| SCT/BMT | 7.3 (11) | 13.5 (30) | .012* | ||
| Treatment combinationsb | |||||
| CT only | 32.5 (49) | ||||
| CT + RT | 6.0 (9) | ||||
| RT + S | 4.6 (7) | ||||
| CT + S | 30.5 (46) | ||||
| CT + S + RT | 26.5 (40) | ||||
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01 (two-sided)
aMore than one category possible
bTreatments for primary tumor and (if applicable) recurrence(s)