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Table 3 Distribution of breast cancer treatment procedures 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

%

Type of hormone therapy

    

<0.0001

TMX only

3,014

79.8

762

20.2

 

AIS only

256

75.5

83

24.5

 

Both (TMX + AIS)

1,200

68.7

546

31.3

 

Surgery

    

0.0007

Yes

2,720

77.8

775

22.2

 

No

1,750

74.0

616

26.0

 

Chemotherapy

    

< 0.0001

Yes

2,553

72.3

978

27.7

 

No

1,917

82.3

413

17.7

 

Radiotherapy

    

< 0.0001

Yes

2,036

73.4

736

26.5

 

No

2,434

78.8

655

21.2

 

Therapeutic combination

    

< 0.0001

HT only

447

80.9

105

19.0

 

HT and surgery

762

84.8

137

15.2

 

HT and CT

395

68.2

184

31.8

 

HT and RT

405

80.5

98

19.5

 

HT, CT and surgery

830

78.4

229

21.6

 

HT, RT and surgery

303

80.6

73

19.4

 

HT, CT and RT

503

68.7

229

31.3

 

HT, CT, RT and surgery

825

71.1

336

28.9

 

CT frequency

   

< 0.0001

No procedure

1,917

82.3

413

17.7

 

1 to 3 procedures

560

81.2

130

18.8

 

4 to 6 procedures

1,463

82.3

314

17.7

 

≥ 7procedures

530

49.8

534

50.2

 

Frequency of hospitalization

    

< 0.0001

None

752

78.2

209

21.7

 

One

2,250

80.5

544

19.5

 

Two

909

76.9

273

23.1

 

≥ 3

559

60.5

365

39.5

 

Mastologist consultations

    

< 0.0001

None

343

55.6

274

44.4

 

1 to 4 consultations

693

69.2

308

30.8

 

5 to 13 consultations

2,473

83.2

498

16.8

 

≥14 consultations

961

75.5

311

24.5

 

Clinical oncologist consultations

   

< 0.0001

None

1,006

80.3

251

20.0

 

1 to 4 consultations

1,325

79.1

349

20.8

 

5 to 12 consultations

1,126

74.6

384

25.4

 

≥13 consultations

1,013

71.3

407

28.7

 

Other physician consultations

   

< 0.0001

≤ 9 consultations

410

67.9

194

32.1

 

10 to 22 consultations

1,683

78.0

475

22.0

 

23 to 34 consultations

1,316

80.5

319

19.5

 

≥35 consultations

1,061

72.5

403

27.5

 

Psychotherapy consultations

    

< 0.0001

None

2,422

72.7

909

27.3

 

1 to 3 consultations

1,577

80.0

394

20.0

 

≥4 consultations

471

84.3

88

15.7

 

Therapeutic support consultations

   

< 0.0001

None

994

70.8

410

29.2

 

1 to 3 consultations

1,553

77.3

457

22.7

 

4 to 7 consultations

872

77.2

258

22.8

 

≥8 consultations

1,051

79.8

266

20.2

 

DATS (tests)

    

< 0.0001

None

870

78.2

242

21.8

 

1 test

1,587

79.1

420

20.9

 

2 to 3 tests

1,377

75.8

439

24.2

 

≥4 tests

636

68.7

290

31.3