Table 2 Demographic characteristics among Chinese inpatients with advanced breast cancer (n = 357)
Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
< 60 | 256 | 71.7 |
≥ 60 | 101 | 28.3 |
Nationality | ||
Han | 328 | 91.8 |
Minority | 29 | 8.2 |
Religion beliefs | ||
Yes | 45 | 12.6 |
No | 312 | 87.4 |
Marital status | ||
Unmarried | 14 | 3.9 |
Married | 283 | 79.3 |
Divorced | 38 | 10.7 |
Widowed | 22 | 6.1 |
Education level | ||
Primary school and below | 69 | 19.3 |
Junior school | 129 | 36.2 |
High school / Secondary school | 102 | 28.7 |
Junior college and above | 57 | 16.8 |
Place of residence | ||
Cities | 145 | 40.5 |
Towns | 99 | 27.8 |
Rural area | 113 | 31.7 |
Residence status | ||
Living alone | 66 | 18.6 |
Living with others | 291 | 84.1 |
Occupation status | ||
Be on the job | 221 | 61.8 |
Not on the job | 136 | 38.2 |
Monthly income per capita (RMB) | ||
<1000 | 48 | 13.4 |
1000～<3000 | 106 | 29.8 |
3000～<5000 | 129 | 36.2 |
≥ 5000 | 74 | 20.6 |
Medical payment methods | ||
Urban employee medical insurance | 186 | 52.1 |
Urban and rural residents medical insurance | 163 | 45.6 |
Others | 8 | 2.3 |
Disease staging | ||
I | 125 | 35.1 |
II | 183 | 51.3 |
III | 49 | 13.6 |
Time to diagnosis (months) | ||
≤ 1 | 199 | 55.8 |
2～5 | 124 | 34.6 |
>5 | 34 | 9.6 |
Number of hospital admissions | ||
≤ 1 | 219 | 61.3 |
2～5 | 105 | 29.5 |
>5 | 33 | 9.2 |
Treatment | ||
Operation | 112 | 31.5 |
Chemotherapy | 47 | 13.3 |
Operation and chemotherapy | 174 | 48.7 |
Operation and radiation therapy | 9 | 2.4 |
Operation, chemotherapy and radiation therapy | 15 | 4.1 |