Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the subjects (N = 502)
| Â | n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Childhood cancer survivors n = 402 | Children with cancern = 50 | Healthy children n = 50 | x2/F | p value |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | 1.82 | 0.40 |
Male | 224 (55.7) | 26 (52.0) | 23 (46.0) | Â | Â |
Female | 178 (44.3) | 24 (48.0) | 27 (54.0) | Â | Â |
Parents’ Educational Attainment |  |  |  | 4.24 | 0.12 |
Lower secondary school or below | 90 (22.4) | 15 (30.0) | 17 (34.0) | Â | Â |
Upper secondary school or above | 312 (77.6) | 35 (70.0) | 33 (66.0) | Â | Â |
Diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | 1.70* | 0.75* |
Non-solid tumor | 269 (66.9) | 32 (64.0) | – |  |  |
Solid tumor | 133 (33.1) | 18 (36.0) | – |  |  |
Treatment received | Â | Â | Â | 0.70* | 0.45* |
One type of treatment | 234 (58.2) | 26 (52.0) | – |  |  |
More than one type of treatment | 168 (41.8) | 24 (748.0) | – |  |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â | 1.10 | 0.58 |
6–12 years | 204 (50.7) | 27 (54.0) | 22 (44.0) |  |  |
13–18 years | 198 (49.3) | 23 (46.0) | 28 (56.0) |  |  |
| Â | Mean (SD) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | 12.3 (3.78) | 11.8 (3.47) | 12.2 (3.59) | Â | 0.63 |
Time since treatment completed | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Less than 5 year | 230 (57.3) | – | – |  |  |
5 to 10 years | 124 (30.8) | – | – |  |  |
More than 10 years | 48 (11.9) | – | – |  |  |