Table 1.
Demographics and clinical characteristics n=128
| Characteristics | Intervention Group n=69, n(%) | Control Group n=59, n(%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | mean: 51.0 (SD, 10.2) | mean: 55.4 (SD, 11.5) | 0.02*,† |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 4 (5.8) | 5 (8.5) | 0.73‡ |
| Female | 65 (94.2) | 54 (91.5) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 52 (75.4) | 47 (79.7) | 0.42‡ |
| Single, divorces, or widowed | 13 (18.8) | 10 (17.0) | |
| No answer | 4 (5.8) | 2 (3.4) | |
| Education | |||
| Junior high school | 1 (1.4) | 4 (6.8) | 0.62‡ |
| Senior high school | 28 (40.6) | 24 (40.7) | |
| Vocational school | 10 (14.5) | 8 (13.6) | |
| Junior college | 13 (18.8) | 12 (20.3) | |
| University, graduate school | 15 (21.7) | 9 (15.3) | |
| No answer | 2 (2.9) | 2 (3.4) | |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed | 23 (33.3) | 20 (33.9) | 0.26‡ |
| Unemployed/retired | 45 (65.2) | 37 (62.7) | |
| No answer | 1 (1.4) | 2 (3.4) | |
| Recurrence | |||
| Yes | 13 (18.8) | 12 (20.3) | 0.63‡ |
| No | 39 (56.5) | 26 (44.1) | |
| No answer | 17 (24.6) | 21 (35.6) | |
| Cancer type | |||
| Breast cancer | 38 (55.1) | 32 (54.2) | |
| Gynecological cancers | 14 (20.3) | 13 (22.0) | |
| Pancreatic and Gallbladder cancer | 3 (4.3) | 2 (3.4) | |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma | 3 (4.3) | 1 (1.7) | |
| Colorectal cancer | 2 (2.9) | 0 | |
| Stomach cancer | 2 (2.9) | 2 (3.4) | |
| Lung cancer | 1 (1.4) | 4 (6.8) | |
| Renal and Urinary tract cancer | 1 (1.4) | 2 (3.4) | |
| Tongue cancer | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.7) | |
| Peritoneal cancer | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.7) | |
| Thyroid cancer | 0 | 1 (1.7) | |
| Cancer of unknown origin | 1 (1.4) | 0 | |
| No answer | 2 (2.9) | 0 | |
| Treatments (Multiple answers) | |||
| Surgical treatment | 63 | 54 | |
| Chemotherapy | 59 | 42 | |
| Radiation therapy | 21 | 14 | |
| Hormone therapy | 23 | 13 | |
| others | 1 | 1 |
SD: Standard deviation, *P<0.05, †t-test, ‡Chi-squared test