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Distribution of life events and mean age at experience, by study groups (%) |
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| Cases |
Controls |
Events |
Age |
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| Severe life events |
% |
Age |
% |
Age |
P |
P |
|
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| Loss of a close relative |
51.9 |
28.0 |
44.5 |
25.5 |
0.070 |
0.042 |
| Loss of a spouse |
1.7 |
28.0 |
6.4 |
25.2 |
0.189 |
0.841 |
| Parents divorce before age 20 |
9.7 |
No data |
6.4 |
No data |
0.122 |
-- |
| Loss of a parent before age 20 |
10.1 |
No data |
7.5 |
No data |
0.192 |
-- |
| Moderate to mild events |
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| Spouse separation |
19.8 |
29.0 |
18.6 |
29.0 |
0.714 |
0.655 |
| Job loss |
22.7 |
32.6 |
18.0 |
32.6 |
0.181 |
0.548 |
| Economic crisis |
14.3 |
33.5 |
15.9 |
33.5 |
0.607 |
0.418 |
| Severe illness |
5.1 |
29.9 |
7.8 |
29.9 |
0.173 |
0.815 |
| Severe illness of a close relative |
32 |
32.0 |
30.1 |
32.0 |
0.459 |
0.322 |
| Other severe event |
31.2 |
30.8 |
20.7 |
30.8 |
0.003 |
0.555 |
| Having one event |
26.8 |
No data |
33.6 |
No data |
0.094 |
-- |
| Having two and more events |
52.0 |
No data |
43.9 |
No data |
0.065 |
-- |
Peled et al. BMC Cancer 2008 8:245 doi:10.1186/1471-2407-8-245 |
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