Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study sample
| Covariates | Group A N = 49 (targeted-TKI treatment, Stage IV at diagnosis) |
Group B N = 121 (no-TKI treatment, Stage IV at diagnosis or metastases) |
Group C N = 495 (no TKI, Stage I–III at diagnosis, no metastases) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at diagnosis (mean/SD) | 58.4/12.4 | 60.1/9.2 | 63.9/9.4 | |
| Time since diagnosis in years (mean/ SD) | 3.7/2.5 | 4.1/3.3 | 4.6/ 2.8 | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 20 (40.8) | 62 (51.2) | 320 (64.6) | |
| Female | 29 (59.2) | 59 (48.8) | 175 (35.4) | |
| Age groups (age in years at interview) | ||||
| < 50 | 5 (10.2) | 2 (1.7) | 9 (1.8) | |
| 50–59 | 14 (28.6) | 35 (28.9) | 75 (15.2) | |
| 60–69 | 16 (32.7) | 51 (42.1) | 176 (35.6) | |
| > 70 | 14 (28.6) | 33 (27.3) | 235 (47.5) | |
| Smoking status (self-reported, and clinical data) | ||||
| Never | 19 (38.8) | 11 (9.1) | 38 (7.7) | |
| Former | 23 (46.9) | 83 (68.6) | 360 (72.7) | |
| Current | 0 | 23 (19.0) | 68 (13.7) | |
| Unknown | 7 (14.3) | 4 (3.3) | 29 (5.9) | |
| Partner | ||||
| No | 6 (12.2) | 31 (25.6) | 81 (16.4) | |
| Yes | 33 (67.3) | 76 (62.8) | 332 (67.1) | |
| Missing | 10 (20.4) | 14 (11.6) | 82 (16.6) | |
| Social well-being | ||||
| Low | 9 (18.4) | 30 (24.8) | 145 (29.3) | |
| High | 38 (77.6) | 81 (66.9) | 298 (60.2) | |
| Missing | 2 (4.1) | 10 (8.3) | 52 (10.5) | |
| Employment | ||||
| Employed | 10 (20.4) | 10 (8.3) | 50 (10.1) | |
| Unemployed | 0 | 8 (6.6) | 8 (1.6) | |
| Housewife/man | 1 (2.0) | 7 (5.8) | 7 (1.4) | |
| Disability pension | 8 (16.3) | 21 (17.4) | 42 (8.5) | |
| Retired | 20 (40.8) | 60 (49.6) | 303 (61.2) | |
| Not asked/unknown | 10 (20.4) | 15 (12.4) | 85 (17.2) | |
| Household income (in €) | ||||
| < 1000 | 2 (4.1) | 15 (12.4) | 36 (7.3) | |
| 1000–< 2000 | 8 (16.3) | 40 (33.1) | 152 (30.7) | |
| 2000–< 3000 | 8 (16.3) | 27 (22.3) | 107 (21.6) | |
| 3000–< 4000 | 9 (18.4) | 9 (7.4) | 45 (9.1) | |
| > 4000 | 7 (14.3) | 7 (5.8) | 38 (7.7) | |
| Declined to report | 5 (10.2) | 9 (7.4) | 35 (7.1) | |
| Not asked | 10 (20.4) | 14 (11.6) | 82 (16.6) | |
| Former or current occupation | ||||
| Blue collar worker | 6 (12.2) | 20 (16.5) | 83 (16.8) | |
| Civil servant | 4 (8.2) | 5 (4.1) | 31 (6.3) | |
| White collar worker | 25 (51.0) | 63 (52.1) | 224 (46.9) | |
| Self-employed | 4 (8.2) | 14 (11.6) | 53 (10.7) | |
| Missing | 10 (20.4) | 19 (15.7) | 104 (21.0) | |
| Education | ||||
| None to lower secondary education | 13 (26.5) | 56 (46.3) | 246 (49.7) | |
| Secondary school leaving certificate | 12 (24.5) | 26 (21.5) | 86 (17.4) | |
| (Professional) High school certificate | 14 (28.6) | 25 (20.7) | 80 (16.2) | |
| Missing | 10 (20.4) | 14 (11.6) | 83 (16.8) | |
| Current treatment (self-reported) | ||||
| In treatment | 23 (46.9) | 21 (17.4) | 15 (3.0) | |
| Not in treatment | 16 (32.7) | 86 (71.1) | 399 (80.6) | |
| Missing | 10 (20.4) | 14 (11.6) | 81 (16.4) | |
| Treatment status (clinical data) | ||||
| In treatment | 39 (79.6) | 33 (27.3) | 43 (8.7) | |
| Treatment ended | 4 (8.2) | 61 (50.4) | 393 (79.4) | |
| Unknown | 5 (10.2) | 16 (14.1) | 36 (7.2) | |
| Therapy planned | 1 (2.0) | 11 (9.1) | 23 (4.6) | |
| At least one comorbidity (cancer, diabetes, kidney, cardiovascular, respiratory), (self-reported + clinical data) | ||||
| No | 21 (42.9) | 40 (33.1) | 123 (24.8) | |
| Yes | 23 (46.9) | 80 (66.1) | 361 (72.9) | |
| Missing | 5 (10.2) | 1 (0.8) | 11 (2.2) | |