Variable | Pre-treatment interval | ||
---|---|---|---|
N | Median | p-value | |
Agea | |||
Age ≤ 54 years | 95 | 37 | 0.795 |
Age > 54 years | 95 | 35 | |
Education | |||
None-Grade 7 | 47 | 21 | 0.044 |
Grade 8-Grade 11 | 92 | 41 | |
Grade 12+ | 53 | 40 | |
Marital status | |||
Married | 83 | 42 | 0.344 |
In stable relationship | 6 | 18 | |
Single | 39 | 28 | |
Widowed | 34 | 29 | |
Divorced/separated | 30 | 37 | |
Paid work | |||
Yes | 51 | 37 | 0.860 |
No | 141 | 35 | |
Income statusb | |||
H0 | 62 | 39 | 0.415 |
H1 | 76 | 33 | |
H2 | 32 | 35 | |
H3 | 19 | 30 | |
Co-morbidities | |||
History of benign breast disease/fibroadenoma | 24 | 36 | 0.538 |
Any other co-morbidity | 106 | 34 | |
None | 62 | 40 | |
Cancer stage | |||
Early (stage 1&2) | 154 | 40 | 0.001 |
Late (stage 3&4) | 38 | 21 | |
First treatment surgeryc | |||
Yes | 157 | 40 | 0.002 |
No | 34 | 15 | |
First treatment chemotherapyc | |||
Yes | 27 | 14 | < 0.001 |
No | 164 | 40 | |
First treatment hormonal therapyc | |||
Yes | 13 | 28 | 0.753 |
No | 178 | 36 | |
First treatment radiotherapyc | |||
Yes | 2 | 91 | 0.105 |
No | 189 | 35 |