Table 3

Descriptive statistics of the second sample

Overall (n=213)Patients (n=109)Caregivers (n=104)
Age
 <50, n (%)116 (54)109 (51)104 (49)
 ≥50, n (%)97 (46)60 (55)56 (54)
Children
 0, n (%)47 (22)49 (45)48 (46)
 1–2, n (%)153 (72)22 (20)25 (24)
 >3, n (%)13 (6)82 (75)71 (68)
Marital status
 Single,* n (%)44 (21)20 (18)24 (23)
 Married, n (%)164 (77)87 (80)77 (74)
 Missing, n (%)5 (2)2 (2)3 (3)
Educational level
 Elementary–middle school, n (%)38 (18)20 (18)18 (17)
 High school, n (%)92 (43)41 (38)51 (49)
 University, n (%)82 (38)48 (44)34 (33)
 Missing, n (%)1 (0)0 (0)1 (1)
Stage
 0, n (%)11 (10.1)
 I, n (%)52 (47.7)
 II, n (%)25 (22.9)
 III, n (%)20 (18.8)
Previous therapy
 Surgery, n (%)42 (38.5)
 Chemotherapy, n (%)19 (17.4)
 Hormone therapy, n (%)2 (1.8)
 No therapy, n (%)46 (42.2)
Ongoing therapy
 Chemotherapy, n (%)16 (14.7)
 Hormone therapy, n (%)13 (11.9)
 Radiotherapy, n (%)10 (9.2)
 No therapy, n (%)70 (64.2)
  • *Single: never married or widow or separated.