Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical information among Chinese BC patients

Age

136

48.05 (10.24) (30–78)*

Residence

Rural area

31

22.8

City

105

77.2

Education background

Junior middle and below

46

33.8

Senior middle school

63

46.3

College and above

27

19.9

Marriage status

Single/divorced/widowed/separated

20

14.7

Married/cohabited

116

85.3

Employment

Yes

60

44.1

No

37

27.2

Retirement

39

28.7

Family per capita monthly income (CNY)

Less than 3000

58

42.6

3000–5000

43

31.6

More than 5000

35

25.7

Children

No

10

7.4

Yes

126

92.6

Religious faith

No

126

92.6

Yes

10

7.4

Period

Normal

36

26.5

Disorder

16

11.8

Amenorrhea

84

61.8

Smoking

No

129

94.9

Yes

7

5.1

Drinking

No

106

77.9

Yes

6

4.4

Quitting

24

17.6

Time since diagnosis

Half year or below

47

34.6

Half to 2 years

57

41.9

More than 2 years

32

23.5

Distant metastasis^a

No

65

47.8

Yes

71

52.2

Cancer stage^b

I

49

36.0

II

87

64.0