Table 1 Descriptive results of the n = 863 patients
Variables | Response trait | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Dependent variable: participation in MTC | No | 804 (93.2) |
Yes | 59 (6.8) | |
Highest education level achieved | No school education | 62 (7.2) |
Lower secondary school education | 503 (58.3) | |
Intermediate secondary school education | 101 (11.7) | |
Entrance certificate for a university of applied sciences / University entrance certificate | 197 (22.8) | |
Age | 18–39 | 36 (4.2) |
40–49 | 193 (22.4) | |
50–59 | 273 (31.6) | |
60–69 | 204 (23.6) | |
≥70 | 157 (18.2) | |
Health literacy | Inadequate | 139 (16.1) |
Problematic | 287 (33.3) | |
Sufficient | 437 (50.6) | |
Living with partner | No | 222 (25.7) |
Yes | 641 (73.2) | |
Native language | German | 827 (95.8) |
Other | 36 (4.2) | |
Health insurance status | Statutory | 659 (76.4) |
Private | 89 (10.3) | |
Statutory with additional private insurance | 115 (13.3) | |
UICC stage | Stage 0 / I | 441 (51.1) |
Stage II | 300 (34.8) | |
Stage III / IV | 122 (14.1) | |
n patients | Â | 863 |
n breast cancer centers | Â | 43 |