Table 2 Patient characteristics (n = 5,024)
From: Meeting patients’ health information needs in breast cancer center hospitals - a multilevel analysis
Valid percent (n) | |
|---|---|
Age | |
18-39 | 4.1 (204) |
40-49 | 17.1 (850) |
50-59 | 27.7 (1,378) |
60-69 | 30.1 (1,500) |
?70 | 21.0 (1,044) |
Missing | (48) |
Highest education achieved | |
No education certificate achieved | 2.2 (107) |
Lower secondary school (8 or 9 yrs) | 41.4 (2,003) |
Intermediate secondary school (10 yrs) | 34.0 (1,642) |
High school certificate (12 or 13 yrs) | 22.4 (1,081) |
Missing/other | (191) |
Health insurance | |
SHI only | 81.8 (4,026) |
Private/SHI + voluntary additional insurance | 18.2 (898) |
Missing/other | (100) |
Living with a partner | |
Yes | 73.3 (3,644) |
No | 26.7 (1,330) |
Missing | (50) |
Native language | |
German | 96.2 (4,773) |
Other | 3.8 (187) |
Missing | (64) |
Stage | |
Stage 0 | 6.2 (264) |
Stage I | 45.6 (1,995) |
Stage II | 33.9 (1,453) |
Stage III | 10.6 (454) |
Stage IV | 3.7 (160) |
Missing | (738) |
Type of surgery | |
Mastectomy | 25.4 (1,219) |
Breast conserving treatment | 74.6 (3,573) |
Missing | (232) |
Cancer site | |
Left | 50.1 (2,437) |
Right | 47.2 (2,299) |
Both | 2.7 (129) |
Missing | (158) |