International Journal of Breast Cancer / 2018 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Characteristics and Determinants of Patients Discontinuation of Breast Cancer Follow-Up Care at the Radiation Oncology Department, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of breast cancer patients seen at UCH, Ibadan,2001-2010.
Variable Study group Non study group t p value No of patients n=504 n=518 Age Mean 47.69±10.63 48.15±11.44 -0.666 0.506 Sex Male 4(0.8%) 5(1.0%) Female 500 (99.2%) 513 (99.0%) Variable Frequency ( ) Age groups distribution. ≤30 13(2.6%) 31-40 134(26.6%) 41-50 172(34.1%) 51-60 122(24.2%) 61-70 60(11.9%) >70 3(0.6%) Educational status None 182 (36.1%) Below primary 8(1.6%) Primary school 41 (8.1%) Secondary school 117 (23.2%) Tertiary 156 (31.0%) Marital status Single 23 (4.6%) Married 412 (81.7%) Divorced 7(1.4%) Separated 1 (0.2%) Widow 44 (8.7%) Unknown 17 (3.4%) Parity Nulliparity 33 (6.5%) Multiparity 230 (45.6%) Grand multiparity 231 (45.8%) Unknown 10 (2.0%) Distance from home town to UCH, Ibadan ≤ 250KM 274 (54.4%) > 250KM 230 (45.6%) Duration of symptoms before diagnosis ≤ 12 months 370 (73.4%) > 12 months 134 (26.6%) Menopausal Status Menopausal 272(54.0%) Premenopausal 216(42.9%) Unknown 16(3.2%)