|
Characteristic
|
Mean
|
P-value
|
Mean
|
P-value
|
Mean
|
P-value
|
|
Family/child characteristics
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| <=5 years |
84 (117) |
0.03 |
10 (28) |
0.04 |
74 (112) |
0.07 |
| >5 years |
125 (180) |
|
15 (40) |
|
110 (176) |
|
| Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
116 (174) |
0.02 |
13 (42) |
0.40 |
103 (169) |
0.03 |
| Female |
80 (96) |
|
10 (14) |
|
70 (94) |
|
| Family size |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| <=6 |
89 (117) |
0.002 |
12 (35) |
0.90 |
76 (110) |
0.001 |
| >6 |
120 (184) |
|
12 (32) |
|
108 (181) |
|
| Number of children |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Single child |
72 (63) |
0.04 |
5 (4.8) |
0.001 |
66 (65) |
0.10 |
| >1 child |
104 (153) |
|
13 (35) |
|
91 (148) |
|
| Mother’s education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Higher education |
64 (67) |
0.003 |
10 (15) |
0.40 |
54 (69) |
0.006 |
| < higher education |
106 (155) |
|
12 (35) |
|
94 (150) |
|
| Mother’s employment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Employed |
71 (81) |
0.30 |
12 (20) |
0.90 |
58 (83) |
0.10 |
| Not employed |
105 (153) |
|
12 (34) |
|
92 (147) |
|
| Father’s education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Higher education |
107 (157) |
0.50 |
18 (63) |
0.10 |
89 (144) |
0.80 |
| < higher education |
95 (135) |
|
11 (22) |
|
84 (133) |
|
| Father’s employment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Employed |
100 (129) |
0.80 |
19 (55) |
0.006 |
80 (114) |
0.60 |
| Not employed |
97 (148) |
|
8 (11) |
|
89 (147) |
|
| Father’s vital status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alive |
97 (139) |
0.001 |
12 (34) |
0.60 |
85 (134) |
0.001 |
| Passed away |
289 (335) |
|
18 (30) |
|
270 (343) |
|
|
Physician/ clinical characteristics
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Initial physician impression |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Benign |
106 (156) |
0.60 |
10 (26) |
0.10 |
96 (152) |
0.30 |
|
Needs further
investigation
|
82 (73) |
|
15 (19) |
|
66 (77) |
|
| Malignant |
94 (142) |
|
18 (53) |
|
75 (136) |
|
| Number of doctor visits |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| <=3 |
78 (130) |
0.001 |
-- |
-- |
59 (117) |
0.001 |
| >3 |
120 (159) |
|
-- |
|
112 (158) |
|
| Disease |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Leukemia |
51 (57) |
0.001 |
9 (12) |
0.10 |
41 (56) |
0.001 |
| Other cancers |
144 (184) |
|
14 (44) |
|
129 (179) |
|
| Stage of solid tumor |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Early |
163 (207) |
0.20 |
29 (77) |
0.003 |
133 (193) |
0.60 |
| Advanced |
127 (156) |
|
8 (13) |
|
124 (119) |
|
| Site |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Abdomen/pelvis |
88 (100) |
0.001 |
10 (35) |
0.001 |
77 (90) |
0.001 |
| Chest/back |
195 (181) |
|
12 (17) |
|
183 (184) |
|
| Extremities |
282 (259) |
|
71 (114) |
|
211 (263) |
|
| Head/neck |
221 (141) |
|
8 (9) |
|
212 (253) |
|
| Vital status first 30 days |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alive |
103 (147) |
0.001 |
13 (36) |
0.30 |
90 (142) |
0.005 |
| Passed away |
63 (57) |
|
7 (8) |
|
56 (56) |
|