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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Influence of migrant background on patient preference and expectations in breast and gynecological malignancies (NOGGO-expression V study): results of a prospective multicentre study in 606 patients in Germany

 

NM

FGM

SGM/TGM

p-value

Demographics

Number of patients (n)

440

106

60

 

 Age (median)

59 (22–92)

52 (30–83)

59 (24–84)

< 0.05

 Have children

322 (73.5%)

89 (84.0%)

38 (65.5%)

0.02

 Married or living in a relationship

295 (68.1%)

76 (71.7%)

42 (71.2%)

0.72

 Currently employed

162 (36.8%)

27 (26.0%)

18 (31.0%)

0.09

 German as a preferred language

440 (100.0%)

17 (16%)

49 (83.1%)

< 0.05

 German citizens

436 (99.3%)

37 (35.2%)

52 (86.7%)

< 0.05

 More than 6 years in Germany

440 (100.0%)

86 (83.5%)

60 (100.0%)

< 0.05

 Internet access

340 (77.6%)

83 (79.0%)

55 (91.7%)

0.04

Level of education

< 0.05

 No education

1 (0.2%)

13 (12.5%)

0 (0%)

 

 Primary education

72 (16.5%)

21 (20.2%)

15 (25.4%)

 

 Secondary or tertiary education

208 (47.6%)

40 (38.5%)

22 (37.3%)

 

 University degree

156 (35.7%)

30 (28.8%)

22 (37.3%)

 

Disease

 Ovarian, peritoneal or fallopian tube cancer

258 (58.6%)

44 (41.5%)

37 (61.7%)

0.004

 Breast cancer

203 (46.3%)

63 (59.4%)

23 (39.0%)

0.02