Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients stratified by breast cancer disease status, (%)
From: Health variations among breast-cancer patients from different disease states: evidence from China
|  | All (N = 446) | P (N = 125) | S (N = 258) | R (N = 20) | M (N = 43) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agea | 52.03(±8.97) | 51.37(±8.62) | 52.65(±8.75) | 49.9(±7.08) | 51.23(±11.6) |  |
Marital status | ||||||
 Married | 92.15 | 6.40 | 6.59 | 10.00 | 18.60 |  |
 Others | 7.85 | 6.40 | 6.59 | 10.00 | 18.60 |  |
Educational attainment | ||||||
 Illiteracy and primary school | 32.29 | 39.20 | 31.40 | 35.00 | 16.28 |  |
 Junior high school | 33.63 | 26.40 | 35.66 | 35.00 | 41.86 |  |
 Senior high school | 19.73 | 19.20 | 19.38 | 20.00 | 23.26 |  |
 College or above | 14.35 | 15.20 | 13.57 | 10.00 | 18.60 |  |
Hukou system | ||||||
 Rural | 49.33 | 56.00 | 47.67 | 50.00 | 39.53 |  |
 Urban | 50.67 | 44.00 | 52.33 | 50.00 | 60.47 |  |
Medical insurance | ||||||
 New rural cooperative scheme and others | 44.62 | 56.00 | 39.53 | 55.00 | 37.21 | * |
 Urban employees | 43.27 | 36.80 | 44.96 | 40.00 | 53.49 |  |
 Urban residents | 12.11 | 7.20 | 15.50 | 5.00 | 9.30 |  |
Occupation | ||||||
 Unemployed | 33.18 | 30.40 | 35.66 | 50.00 | 18.60 |  |
 Retired | 21.52 | 16.00 | 23.64 | 10.00 | 30.23 |  |
 Blue-collar | 27.58 | 33.60 | 24.03 | 35.00 | 27.91 |  |
 White-collar | 17.71 | 20.00 | 16.67 | 5.00 | 23.26 |  |
Household income | ||||||
  < 30,000 RMB | 52.47 | 53.60 | 50.39 | 90.00 | 44.19 | ** |
 30,000–80,000 RMB | 33.18 | 26.40 | 37.21 | 10.00 | 39.53 |  |
  > 80,000 RMB | 14.35 | 20.00 | 12.40 | 0.00 | 16.28 |  |
TNM stage | ||||||
 0 and I | 19.95 | 25.60 | 20.54 | 0.00 | 9.30 | *** |
 II | 50.22 | 44.80 | 58.14 | 50.00 | 18.60 |  |
 III | 22.20 | 25.60 | 20.93 | 20.00 | 20.93 |  |
 IV | 7.62 | 4.00 | 0.39 | 30.00 | 51.16 |  |
Inpatients (vs. outpatients) | ||||||
 Outpatients | 84.30 | 52.80 | 100.00 | 90.00 | 79.07 | *** |
 Inpatients | 15.70 | 47.20 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 20.93 |  |
Surgery | ||||||
 No surgery | 3.14 | 8.80 | 0.78 | 0.00 | 2.33 | * |
 Breast-conserving surgery | 22.65 | 24.80 | 22.48 | 20.00 | 18.60 |  |
 Modified radical surgery | 74.22 | 66.40 | 76.74 | 80.00 | 79.07 |  |
Radiotherapy (yes vs. no) | 60.76 | 44.00 | 63.95 | 95.00 | 74.42 | *** |
Chemotherapy (yes vs. no) | 91.70 | 88.80 | 92.25 | 100.00 | 93.02 | Â |
Targeted therapy (yes vs. no) | 9.64 | 12.00 | 8.14 | 0.00 | 16.28 | Â |
Endocrine therapy (yes vs. no) | 68.83 | 38.40 | 81.01 | 100.00 | 69.77 | *** |
Menopause (yes vs. no) | 85.87 | 77.60 | 90.31 | 90.00 | 81.40 | * |