Table 1 Participants’ demographic and disease characteristics and Relationship with quality of life (N = 218)
From: Factors affecting quality of life in women with breast cancer: a path analysis
Variable | N (%) | Mean(SD) | t or F | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
women’s age groups (year) | F = 1.763 | 0.138 | ||
20–29 | 31 (14.2) | 47.22(9.56) | ||
30–39 | 55 (25.2) | 46.11(10.31) | ||
40–49 | 75 (34.4) | 47.96(10.29) | ||
50–59 | 51 (23.4) | 51.25(11.49) | ||
≥ 60 | 6 (2.8) | 45.10(10.59) | ||
women’s educational status | F = 2.370 | 0.096 | ||
Primary and secondary school | 65 (29.8) | 45.90(11.17) | ||
Diploma | 87 (39.9) | 48.42(9.44) | ||
University | 67 (30.7) | 49.83(11.18) | ||
women’s employment status | t = 2.119 | 0.035 | ||
Housewife | 171(79.5) | 48.54(10.94) | ||
Employed | 44(20.5) | 43.60(6.51) | ||
Marital status | F = 0.298 | 0.743 | ||
married | 177 (81.2) | 48.27(10.41) | ||
single | 29 (13.3) | 47.99(12.50) | ||
Divorced | 12 (5.5) | 45.83(8.74) | ||
Income status | F = 3.097 | 0.047 | ||
More than enough | 52 (23.9) | 49.36(9.52) | ||
enough | 118 (54.1) | 48.89(10.91) | ||
Less than enough | 48 (22.0) | 44.79(10.43) | ||
Stage of breast cancer | F = 0.039 | 0.962 | ||
I | 61(28.00) | 47.81(10.97) | ||
II | 128(58.7) | 48.26(10.85) | ||
III | 29(13.3) | 47.99 (8.81) | ||
Time since diagnosis | F = 4.069 | 0.018 | ||
< 1year | 162(74.3) | 47.89(10.28) | ||
Between 1 and 2 years | 44(20.2) | 50.76(10.80) | ||
Between 2 and 5 years | 12(5.5) | 41.20(11.41) | ||