Table 3 Basic characteristics of patients who did not resign after breast cancer diagnosis (n = 229)
| Â | Â | Sick leave | No sick leave | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | Â | ||
Age at time of diagnosis, y | < 47 | 37 (51.4) | 80 (51.0) | 0.951 |
≥47 | 35 (48.6) | 77 (49.0) |  | |
Education level | Higher (university, graduate school) | 19 (26.4) | 50 (31.8) | 0.403 |
Lower (high school, vocational school, junior college) | 53 (73.6) | 107 (68.2) | Â | |
Cancer stage | Early (0, I) | 39 (54.2) | 106 (67.5) | 0.052 |
Advanced (II–IV) | 33 (45.8) | 51 (32.5) |  | |
Surgery | No | 1 (1.4) | 17 (10.8) | 0.015* |
Yes | 71 (98.6) | 140 (89.2) | Â | |
Chemotherapy | No | 16 (22.2) | 45 (28.7) | 0.306 |
Yes | 56 (77.8) | 112 (68.6) | Â | |
Radiotherapy | No | 25 (34.7) | 53 (33.8) | 0.886 |
Yes | 47 (65.3) | 104 (66.2) | Â | |
Employment status | Permanent | 26 (36.1) | 74 (47.1) | 0.118 |
Non-permanent | 46 (63.9) | 83 (52.9) | Â | |
Occupation type | Office work | 39 (54.2) | 104 (66.2) | 0.080 |
Non-office work | 33 (45.8) | 53 (33.8) | Â |