Table 1 Comparisons of general characteristics between caregivers of childhood cancer survivors and controls
From: Health behaviors of caregivers of childhood cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study
|  | Caregivers (N = 326) | Controls (N = 1304) | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Age at recruitment, mean (SD), years | 44.1 (6.2) | 44.1 (6.2) | – |
Sex | |||
 Male | 121 (37.1) | 484 (37.1) | – |
 Female | 205 (62.9) | 820 (62.9) |  |
Education level | |||
 High school graduate or below | 114 (35.0) | 456 (35.0) | – |
 College graduate or above | 212 (65.0) | 848 (65.0) |  |
Monthly household income, won | |||
  < 2 million | 38 (11.7) | 91 (7.0) | < 0.001 |
 2~4 million | 127 (39.0) | 323 (24.8) |  |
 4~6 million | 112 (34.4) | 400 (30.7) |  |
  > 6 million | 49 (15.0) | 490 (37.6) |  |
Number of comorbiditiesa | |||
 None | 263 (80.7) | 1106 (84.8) | 0.159 |
 One | 45 (13.8) | 134 (10.3) |  |
 Two or more | 18 (5.5) | 64 (4.9) |  |
Previous cancer diagnosis | 12 (3.7) | 49 (3.8) | 0.948 |
Main caregiver status | |||
 Yes | 221 (67.8) | NA | – |
 No | 103 (31.6) | NA | – |
 Not reported | 2 (0.6) | NA | – |
Depressionb | |||
 Normal | 131 (40.3) | NA | – |
 Borderline depression | 118 (36.3) | NA | – |
 Depression | 76 (23.4) | NA | – |
Anxietyb | |||
 Normal | 183 (56.7) | NA | – |
 Borderline anxiety | 106 (32.8) | NA | – |
 Anxiety | 34 (10.5) | NA | – |