Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of participantsa (n = 354)
Characteristics | Rural participants | Urban participants | Statistics (t/χ2) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||||
 Years of age, mean (SD) | 49.04 (9.56) | 50.26 (10.09) | − 1.17 | 0.88 |
 Educational attainment, N (%) |  |  | 117.46 | < 0.001 |
  Primary and lower | 62 (34.83) | 11 (6.25) |  |  |
  Secondary | 111 (62,36) | 95 (53.98) |  |  |
  Tertiary | 5 (2.81) | 70 (39.77) |  |  |
  Marital status, N (%) |  |  | 0.06 | 0.81 |
  Married | 170 (95.51) | 169 (96.02) |  |  |
  Other | 8 (4.49) | 7 (3.98) |  |  |
 Monthly household income per capita over the past year (Chinese Yuan), N (%) |  |  | 98.37 | < 0.001 |
  < 1000 | 76 (42.70) | 11 (6.25) |  |  |
  1000–3000 | 83 (46.63) | 71 (40.34) |  |  |
  > 3000 | 19 (10.67) | 93 (52.84) |  |  |
 Employment status, N (%) |  |  | 89.98 | < 0.001 |
  Employed | 66 (37.08) | 63 (35.80) |  |  |
  Unemployed | 105 (58.99) | 37 (21.02) |  |  |
  Retired | 7 (3.93) | 76 (43.18) |  |  |
   If employed, occupation |  |  | 69.41 | < 0.001 |
    Peasants | 51 (77.27) | 4 (6.35) |  |  |
    Self-employed | 5 (7.58) | 5 (7.94) |  |  |
    Elementary Laborers | 6 (9.09) | 5 (7.94) |  |  |
    Professionals/managers | 1 (1.52) | 31 (49.21) |  |  |
  Others | 3 (3.55) | 18 (28.57) |  |  |
Clinical characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Surgery type, N (%) |  |  | 6.13 | 0.047 |
  Modified radical mastectomy | 123 (69.10) | 101 (57.39) |  |  |
  Total mastectomy | 43 (24.16) | 53 (30.11) |  |  |
  Lumpectomy | 12 (6.74) | 22 (12.50) |  |  |
 Chemotherapy, N (%) |  |  | 0.96 | 0.62 |
  Undergoing | 136 (76.40) | 133 (75.57) |  |  |
  Completed | 37 (20.79) | 35 (19.89) |  |  |
  No chemotherapy | 5 (2.81) | 8 (4.55) |  |  |
 Clinical stage, N (%) |  |  | 3.06 | 0.22 |
  0 and I | 29 (16.29) | 42 (23.86) |  |  |
  II | 102 (57.30) | 91 (51.70) |  |  |
  III and IV | 47 (26.40) | 43 (24.43) |  |  |
 Post-surgery time (months), mean (SD) | 2.80 (2.75) | 3.18 (3.40) | − 1.15 | 0.87 |