Table 1

Demographic and cancer-related characteristics of EOCSs in the "good" and the "poor" SRH groups.

Variables
Good SRH
(N = 89)
Poor SRH
(N = 95)
P
ESa


Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)



Age at diagnosis
52.7 (9.2)
50.2 (9.2)
.07

Age at survey
59.3 (8.5)
56.2 (8.3)
.02
.37
Follow up timeb
6.6 (5.9)
6.0 (6.1)
.54



N (%)
N (%)



Level of education


.62

     < 10 years
23 (26)
25 (27)


     11–12 years
38 (43)
33 (36)


     > 12 years
28 (31)
34 (37)



Employment status


.06

     Paid work
58 (65)
49 (52)


     Unemployed/pensioned
31 (35)
46 (48)



FIGO stage


.60

     I
40 (45)
38 (40)


     II
13 (15)
19 (20)


     III
36 (40)
38 (40)



Recurrence in < 6 month
25 (28)
33 (35)
.33


Chemotherapy + surgery
62 65)
62 (70)
.35

Surgery only
32 (36)
28 (30)



Prognostic index


.35

     Good
26 (29)
26 (37)


     Medium
49 (55)
46 (48)


     Poor
14 (16)
23 (24)



On-treatment last 6 month
25 (28)
33 (35)
.33


a Effect size. b Non-parametric test

Liavaag et al. BMC Cancer 2009 9:2   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-9-2