Table 2 Distribution of life events and mean age at experience, by study groups (%)
From: Breast cancer, psychological distress and life events among young women
Cases | Controls | Events | Age | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Severe life events | % | Age | % | Age | P | P |
Loss of a close relative | 51.9 | 28.0 | 44.5 | 25.5 | 0.070 | 0.042 |
Loss of a spouse | 1.7 | 28.0 | 6.4 | 25.2 | 0.189 | 0.841 |
Parents divorce before age 20 | 9.7 | No data | 6.4 | No data | 0.122 | -- |
Loss of a parent before age 20 | 10.1 | No data | 7.5 | No data | 0.192 | -- |
Moderate to mild events | ||||||
Spouse separation | 19.8 | 29.0 | 18.6 | 29.0 | 0.714 | 0.655 |
Job loss | 22.7 | 32.6 | 18.0 | 32.6 | 0.181 | 0.548 |
Economic crisis | 14.3 | 33.5 | 15.9 | 33.5 | 0.607 | 0.418 |
Severe illness | 5.1 | 29.9 | 7.8 | 29.9 | 0.173 | 0.815 |
Severe illness of a close relative | 32 | 32.0 | 30.1 | 32.0 | 0.459 | 0.322 |
Other severe event | 31.2 | 30.8 | 20.7 | 30.8 | 0.003 | 0.555 |
Having one event | 26.8 | No data | 33.6 | No data | 0.094 | -- |
Having two and more events | 52.0 | No data | 43.9 | No data | 0.065 | -- |