Table 2 Distribution of clinical characteristics according to adherence to hormone treatment (N = 5,861)
From: Adherence to hormone therapy among women with breast cancer
Variable | Adherent | Non-adherent | χ2(p) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | ||
Family history of cancer | 0.0454 | ||||
Yes | 2,519 | 77.5 | 732 | 22.5 | |
No | 1,816 | 74.9 | 610 | 25.1 | |
No information | 135 | 73.4 | 49 | 26.6 | |
Alcohol consumption | 0.0082 | ||||
Yes | 1,181 | 73.6 | 424 | 26.4 | |
No | 3,164 | 77.4 | 924 | 22.6 | |
No information | 125 | 74.4 | 43 | 25.4 | |
Smoker | 0.0014 | ||||
Yes | 1,503 | 73.9 | 530 | 26.1 | |
No | 2,902 | 77.7 | 832 | 22.3 | |
No information | 65 | 69.1 | 29 | 30.8 | |
Histological type of primary tumor | 0.6049 | ||||
Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) | 3,561 | 76.1 | 1117 | 23.9 | |
Other tumors | 909 | 76.8 | 274 | 23.2 | |
Laterality | 0.2690 | ||||
Unilateral | 4,293 | 76.4 | 1325 | 23.6 | |
Bilateral | 173 | 73.3 | 63 | 26.7 | |
No information | 4 | 57.1 | 3 | 42.8 | |
Stage | < 0.0001 | ||||
Curable | 2,742 | 83.4 | 544 | 16.6 | |
Non-curable | 1,549 | 65.3 | 822 | 34.7 | |
No information | 179 | 87.7 | 25 | 12.2 | |