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. 2022 Sep;11(9):1497–1506. doi: 10.21037/gs-22-454

Table 1. Characteristics of participants vaccinated and unvaccinated for SARS-CoV-2.

Characteristic Total (n=947) Unvaccinated (n=606, 64.0%) Vaccinated (n=341, 36.0%) P
Age (years), n (%) 0.049
   <30 11 (1.2) 8 (1.3) 3 (0.9)
   30–39 174 (18.4) 128 (21.1) 46 (13.5)
   40–49 395 (41.7) 248 (40.9) 147 (43.1)
   50–60 309 (32.6) 186 (30.7) 123 (36.1)
   >60 58 (6.1) 36 (5.9) 22 (6.5)
Education, n (%) 0.109
   Primary/middle school 386 (40.8) 247 (40.8) 139 (40.8)
   High school 264 (27.9) 157 (25.9) 107 (31.4)
   College or above 297 (31.4) 202 (33.3) 95 (27.9)
Marital status, n (%) 0.284
   Unmarried 18 (1.9) 13 (2.1) 5 (1.5)
   Married 848 (89.5) 534 (88.1) 314 (92.1)
   Divorced 60 (6.3) 43 (7.1) 17 (5.0)
   Widowed 21 (2.2) 16 (2.6) 5 (1.5)
Current treatment, n (%) <0.001
   CT 75 (7.9) 60 (9.9) 15 (4.4)
   TT 52 (5.5) 50 (8.3) 2 (0.6)
   RT 13 (1.4) 13 (2.1) 0
   ET 540 (57.0) 319 (52.6) 221 (64.8)
   CMT 51 (5.4) 31 (5.1) 20 (5.9)
   ≥ Two therapy methods 79 (8.3) 72 (11.9) 7 (2.1)
   NT 137 (14.5) 61 (10.1) 76 (22.3)
Comorbidities, n (%) 0.194
   Hypertension 90 (9.5) 52 (8.6) 38 (11.1)
   Hyperlipidemia 81 (8.6) 46 (7.6) 35 (10.3)
   Obesity 49 (5.2) 30 (5.0) 19 (5.6)
   Digestive diseases 40 (4.2) 29 (4.8) 11 (3.2)
   Hepatitis 36 (3.8) 28 (4.6) 8 (2.3)
   Respiratory diseases 31 (3.3) 20 (3.3) 11 (3.2)
Time since surgery, n (%) <0.001
   <1 year 317 (33.5) 290 (47.9) 27 (7.9)
   1–2 years 208 (22.0) 160 (26.4) 48 (14.1)
   2–5 years 305 (32.2) 125 (20.6) 180 (52.8)
   >5 years 117 (12.4) 31 (5.1) 86 (25.2)
Consult a doctor, n (%) 639 (67.5) 401 (66.2) 238 (69.8) 0.253
Anxiety (GAD-2 ≥3) , n (%) 72 (7.6) 56 (9.2) 16 (4.7) 0.011
Depression (PHQ-2 ≥3) , n (%) 84 (8.9) 68 (11.2) 16 (4.7) 0.001

CT, chemotherapy; TT, HER2-targeted therapy (such as: trastuzumab, pertuzumab, and pyrotinib, among others); RT, radiation therapy; ET, endocrine therapy (such as tamoxifen, toremifene, anastrozole, exemestane); CMT, Chinese medicine treatment; NT, not receiving a treatment; Comorbidities, other diseases besides breast cancer; 1–2 years, including the second year after surgery; 2–5 years, the second year after surgery is not included; Consult a doctor, consult a breast doctor or oncologist before COVID-19 vaccination; GAD-2, 2-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale; PHQ-2, 2-item Patient Health Questionnaire.