Uneven recovery patterns of compromised health-related quality of life (EQ-5D-3 L) domains for breast Cancer survivors: a comparative study

Table 1 Characteristics of patients group which was divided by time after surgery

Time after surgery, month	0–5		6–11		12–35		36–59		60-
Time after surgery, month	N	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	p-value
Age at survey, year											< 0.001
Mean ± SD^a	48.9 ± 9.7		49.1 ± 8.3		49.5 ± 8.6		49.5 ± 6.8		53.6 ± 7.9
20–49	21	53.8	53	57.6	74	49.7	89	49.4	60	26.5
50-	18	46.2	39	42.4	75	50.3	91	50.6	166	73.5
Age at diagnosis, year
Mean ± SD^a	48.2 ± 9.7		48.1 ± 8.3		47.1 ± 8.3		45.2 ± 6.8		45.2 ± 8.1
Level of Education											0.014
≤ middle school	10	26.3	12	13.0	20	13.5	15	8.3	40	17.7
≤ high school	12	31.6	42	45.7	71	48.0	68	37.8	91	40.3
≥ college	16	42.1	38	41.3	57	38.5	97	53.9	95	42.0
Living with spouse											0.160
Yes	31	79.5	75	81.5	121	81.2	161	89.4	184	81.4
No	8	20.5	17	18.5	28	18.8	19	10.6	42	18.6
Stage (AJCC 7th)											0.042
I	20	51.3	42	45.7	78	52.7	111	61.7	107	47.6
II	16	41.0	38	41.3	50	33.8	61	33.9	93	41.3
III	3	7.7	12	13.0	20	13.5	8	4.4	25	11.1
Type of Surgery											< 0.001
Breast conserving surgery	28	71.8	64	69.6	116	77.9	115	63.9	104	46.0
Mastectomy	11	28.2	28	30.4	33	22.1	65	36.1	122	54.0
Radiotherapy											< 0.001
Done	28	71.8	69	75.0	125	83.9	121	67.2	129	57.1
Not done	11	28.2	23	25.0	24	16.1	58	32.2	96	42.5
Chemotherapy											< 0.001
Done	23	59.0	62	67.4	87	58.4	71	39.4	143	63.3
Not done	16	41.0	30	32.6	62	41.6	109	60.6	83	36.7
Endocrine therapy											< 0.001
Done	29	74.4	66	71.7	112	75.2	164	91.1	200	88.5
Not done	10	25.6	26	28.3	37	24.8	16	8.9	26	11.5

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