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Table 1 Descriptive results of the used variables (N = 577)

From: Sociodemographic and disease-related determinants of return to work among women with breast cancer: a German longitudinal cohort study

Variables

Response trait

n (%)

Dependent variable: return to work

No

203 (35.2)

Yes

374 (64.8)

Independent variables: Sociodemographic variables

Highest education level achieved

No/Lower secondary school education

333 (57.7)

Intermediate secondary school education/Entrance certificate for a university of applied sciences

108 (18.7)

University entrance certificate

92 (16.0)

Missing

44 (7.6)

Age

18–44

86 (14.9)

45–49

128 (22.1)

50–54

155 (26.9)

55–59

106 (18.4)

≥60

71 (12.3)

Missing

31 (5.3)

Family status

Married

372 (64.5)

Single

65 (11.3)

Divorced/Widowed

108 (18.7)

Missing

32 (5.5)

Children

No

112 (19.4)

Yes

432 (74.9)

Missing

33 (5.7)

Native language

German

519 (89.9)

Other

28 (4.9)

Missing

30 (5.2)

Health insurance status

Statutory

418 (72.5)

Private

56 (9.7)

Statutory with additional private insurance

71 (12.3)

Missing

32 (5.5)

Disease-related variables

Rehabilitation

No

147 (25.5)

Yes

256 (44.4)

Missing

174 (30.1)

Individual health status

Bad/Less good

104 (18.0)

Good

332 (57.5)

Very good/Excellent

136 (23.6)

Missing

5 (0.9)

Comorbidities

0

49 (8.5)

1

425 (73.6)

2

48 (8.3)

3

20 (3.5)

4

4 (0.7)

5

1 (0.2)

Missing

30 (5.2)

ASA classification

1

291 (50.4)

2

210 (36.4)

3

17 (3.0)

4–6 was not reported

0 (0)

Missing

59 (10.2)

UICC stage

Stage 0/I

256 (44.4)

Stage II

178 (30.8)

Stage III/IV

53 (9.2)

Missing

90 (15.6)