Table 1.
Sample demographic and medical characteristics (n = 247).
| Variables | n | % 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years (median (interquartile range)) | (31.0 [9]) | ||
| Gender | Female | 202 | 81.8 |
| Male | 45 | 18.2 | |
| Partnership/Cohabiting (yes) | 160 | 64.8 | |
| Children (yes) | 67 | 27.1 | |
| Educational level | Junior high school or below | 64 | 25.9 |
| High school degree | 178 | 72.1 | |
| Employment status | Employed | 174 | 70.4 |
| Unemployed | 53 | 21.5 | |
| Students | 20 | 8.1 | |
| Off treatment (yes) | 213 | 86.2 | |
| Comorbidities (yes) | 130 | 52.6 | |
| Tumor site | Hematological malignancies | 78 | 31.6 |
| Solid tumors Breast cancer Gynecological cancer Sarcoma Other |
- 70 30 19 50 |
- 28.3 12.1 7.7 20.2 |
|
| Time since diagnosis in months (median (interquartile range)) | (35.2 [41.0]) | ||
| Cancer treatments | Surgery | 185 | 74.9 |
| (multiple responses possible) | Radiation therapy | 127 | 51.4 |
| Chemotherapy | 200 | 81.0 | |
| Bone marrow/stem cell transplantation | 14 | 5.7 | |
| Hormonal therapy | 46 | 18.6 | |
1 Percentages may not add up to 100 due to missing data.