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Table 1 Characteristics of female young adult survivors and their matched controls

From: A population-based study of rates of childbirth in recurrence-free female young adult survivors of Non-gynecologic malignancies

 

All

Prediagnosis Childbirth

No Prediagnosis Childbirth

 

Young Survivors (N = 3,285)

Controls (N = 15,176)

Young Survivors (N = 1,093)

Controls (N = 2,066)

Young Survivors (N = 2,192)

Controls (N = 6,937)

Age, Mean (SD)

28.8 (4.1)

28.6 (4.1)

30.1 (3.3)

30.8 (2.8)

28.1 (4.3)

27.3 (4.4)

Median Follow-up in survivors without childbirth

12.4

13.0

11.7

11.9

12.8

13.6

Diagnosis Year (%)

      

  1992

397 (12.1)

 

92 (8.3)

 

305 (13.9)

 

  1993

387 (11.8)

 

109 (10.0)

 

278 (12.7)

 

  1994

386 (11.8)

 

110 (10.0)

 

276 (12.6)

 

  1995

400 (12.2)

 

142 (12.4)

 

258 (11.8)

 

  1996

385 (11.7)

 

134 (12.3)

 

251 (11.4)

 

  1997

410 (12.5)

 

150 (13.8)

 

260 (11.9)

 

  1998

441 (13.4)

 

177 (16.3)

 

264 (12.0)

 

  1999

479 (14.6)

 

179 (17.0)

 

300 (13.7)

 

Income Quintile (%)

      

  1 (lowest)

662 (20.2)

3138 (20.7)

210 (19.2)

395 (19.1)

452 (20.6)

1413 (20.4)

  2

677 (20.6)

3269 (21.5)

214 (19.6)

425 (20.6)

463 (21.1)

1502 (21.7)

  3

644 (19.6)

3066 (20.2)

218 (20.0)

423 (20.5)

426 (19.4)

1381 (19.9)

  4

681 (20.7)

2975 (19.6)

246 (22.5)

465 (22.5)

435 (19.8)

1315 (19.0)

  5 (highest)

621 (18.9)

2728 (18.0)

205 (18.8)

358 (17.3)

416 (19.0)

1326 (19.1)

Surgical Sterilization 12 months or more after Diagnosis or Referent Date (%)

Yes

637 (19.4)

2,609 (17.2)

305 (27.9)

520 (25.2)

332 (15.1)

855 (12.3)

No

2,648 (80.6)

12,567 (82.8)

788 (72.1)

1,546 (74.8)

1,860 (84.9)

6,082 (87.7)

Childbirth prior to diagnosis or Referent Date (%)

Yes

1,093 (33.3)

5,342 (35.2)

1,093 (100)

2,066 (100)

  

No

2,192 (66.7)

9,834 (64.8)

  

2,192 (100)

6,937 (100)

Childbirth 12 months or more after Diagnosis or Referent Date (%)

Yes

1,194 (36.3)

6,049 (39.9)

336 (30.7)

716 (34.7)

858 (39.1)

2,983 (43.0)

No

2,091 (63.7)

9,127 (60.1)

757 (69.3)

1,350 (65.3)

1,334 (60.9)

3,954 (57.0)

Mean number of deliveries

12 Months or more post diagnosis/referent date

0.58

0.63

0.39

0.43

0.68

0.76

At any time pre or post diagnosis/referent date

1.05

1.12

1.80

1.87

0.68

0.76

Cumulative 10-year delivery rate

36.3

39.1

32.5

36.2

38.0

40.4