Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of all patients
Variables | n (%) /mean ± SD |
|---|---|
Age at baseline (years) | 69.51 ± 4.56 |
Marital status | Â |
  Married | 96(78.7) |
  Single, divorced or widowed | 26(21.3) |
Educational status | Â |
  Primary school | 48(39.4) |
  Middle school | 32(26.2) |
  High school | 33(27.0) |
  College or university | 9(7.4) |
Geographic location | Â |
  Countryside | 30(24.6) |
  Metropolitan | 92(75.4) |
Primary Caregiver | Â |
  Spouse | 55(45.1) |
  Children | 35(28.7) |
  Others or None | 32(26.2) |
Number of children | Â |
  None | 3(2.40) |
  1 | 91(74.5) |
  ≥ 2 | 28(23.1) |
Family history of the breast cancer | Â |
  Yes | 4(3.2) |
  No | 118(96.7) |
Comorbidities | Â |
  None | 32(26.2) |
  1 | 55(45.0) |
  > 1 | 35(28.6) |
Type of surgery | Â |
  Breast-conserving therapy | 38(31.1) |
  Modified radical mastectomy | 84(68.9) |
Pathological stage | Â |
  I | 38(31.1) |
  II | 52(42.6) |
  III | 32(26.2) |
Adjuvant therapy | Â |
  Surgery only | 27(22.6) |
  Surgery + Chemotherapy | 52(42.1) |
  Surgery + others | 43(35.2) |