Table 1 Sample characteristics and responder analyses
Sample (n = 858) | non-responder a (n = 724) | t / chi2 | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Category | n | % | n | % | |||
Center | Leipzig | 388 | 45.2% | 308 | 42.5% | 1.14 | .286 |
Dresden | 470 | 54.8% | 416 | 57.5% | |||
Age (years) | mean (sd, range) | 60.7 (9.3, 23-73) | 60.4 (9.6, 26-74) | .26 | .607 | ||
Sex | male | 467 | 54.4% | 402 | 55.5% | .19 | .685 |
female | 391 | 45.6% | 322 | 44.5% | |||
Marital status | single | 90 | 10.5% | – | – | – | – |
married | 626 | 73.0% | |||||
divorced | 86 | 10.0% | |||||
widowed | 54 | 6.3% | |||||
missing data | 2 | .2% | |||||
Employment | employed | 360 | 42.0% | – | – | – | – |
retired | 426 | 49.7% | |||||
unemployed | 20 | 2.3% | |||||
other | 24 | 2.8% | |||||
missing data | 28 | 3.3% | |||||
Household income (€/month) | < 2000 | 353 | 41.1% | – | – | – | – |
2000-3000 | 266 | 31.0% | |||||
> 3000 | 205 | 23.9% | |||||
missing data | 34 | 4.0% | |||||
Cancer site (ICD-10) | breast (C50) | 297 | 34.6% | 220 | 30.4% | 9.52 | .023 |
colon (C26) | 168 | 19.6% | 160 | 22.1% | |||
lung (C34) | 125 | 14.6% | 139 | 19.2% | |||
prostate (C61) | 268 | 31.2% | 205 | 28.3% | |||
Time since diagnosis (years) | mean (sd, range) | 1.9 (1.9, 0-28) | 1.7 (.75, 0-3) | 3.13 | .077 | ||
missing data | 38 | 4.4% | 308 | 57.5% | |||
UICC b | I | 162 | 18.9% | 108 | 14.9% b | 8.73 | .033 |
II | 71 | 8.3% | 35 | 4.8% | |||
III | 83 | 9.7% | 38 | 5.2% | |||
IV | 47 | 5.5% | 38 | 5.2% | |||
missing data | 495 | 57.7% | 89 | 29.9% | |||
Metastases | no | 640 | 74.6% | – | – | – | – |
yes | 175 | 20.4% | |||||
missing data | 43 | 5.0% | |||||
Currently in treatment | no | 242 | 28.2% | – | – | – | – |
yes | 565 | 65.9% | |||||
missing data | 51 | 5.9% | |||||
Type of treatment (yes) c | chemotherapy | 367 | 42.8% | – | – | – | – |
radiotherapy | 522 | 60.8% | |||||
operation | 607 | 70.7% | |||||