Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics and the score of QOL among breast cancer patients
Variables | N (%) | QOL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | F/t | P-value | ||
Age | 2.739 | 0.067 | |||
≤ 45 | 47 (19) | 91.7 | 18.0 | ||
46–55 | 76 (31) | 86.8 | 16.1 | ||
≥ 56 | 121 (50) | 92.5 | 16.8 | ||
Residence | − 0.103 | 0.918 | |||
City | 192 (79) | 90.5 | 17.1 | ||
Rural | 52 (21) | 90.8 | 16.6 | ||
Marital status | 1.700 | 0.090 | |||
Married/cohabitation | 224 (92) | 91.1 | 16.7 | ||
Single/divorced/Separated/widow | 19 (8) | 84.4 | 18.5 | ||
Education level | 3.186 | 0.043 | |||
Middle school or under | 86 (35) | 91.8 | 17.1 | ||
Senior high school | 102 (42) | 92.2 | 16.2 | ||
Undergraduate or above | 56 (23) | 85.6 | 17.5 | ||
Income (Yuan per Month) | 1.671 | 0.174 | |||
≤ 3000 | 78 (32) | 90.9 | 19.0 | ||
3001–4000 | 88 (36) | 92.4 | 16.5 | ||
4001–5000 | 29 (12) | 91.9 | 14.2 | ||
≥ 5001 | 49 (20) | 85.9 | 15.5 | ||
Principal caregiver | 4.804 | 0.009 | |||
Spouse | 53 (22) | 90.7 | 18.4 | ||
Adult children | 76 (31) | 95.1 | 15.2 | ||
Relatives | 115 (47) | 87.8 | 16.8 | ||
Current recurrence | − 2.580 | 0.01 | |||
Yes | 27 (11) | 82.7 | 14.3 | ||
No | 217 (89) | 91.5 | 17.0 | ||
Cancer stage | 0.074 | 0.929 | |||
0–I | 61 (25) | 91.3 | 17.1 | ||
II | 109 (45) | 90.32 | 17.0 | ||
III + IV | 74 (30) | 90.3 | 17.1 | ||
Chemotherapy | − 0.316 | 0.752 | |||
Yes | 159 (65) | 90.3 | 16.9 | ||
No | 85 (35) | 91.0 | 17.2 | ||
Radiotherapy | − 1.859 | 0.064 | |||
Yes | 98 (40) | 88.1 | 15.9 | ||
No | 146 (60) | 92.5 | 17.5 | ||