Table 1 Socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics of women with breast cancer in the SABCHO Study by chronic conditions

Number with chronic conditions (%)

569 (17.4)

1741 (53.4)

1329 (40.8)

419 (12.9)

195 (6.0)

144 (4.4)

727 (22.3)

215 (6.6)

Number without chronic condition (%)

2692 (72.6)

1,520 (46.6)

1,932 (59.2)

2,842 (87.1)

3,066 (94.0)

3,117 (95.6)

2,534 (77.7)

3,046 (93.4)

Characteristics among those with chronic condition

N = 569

N = 1741

N = 1329

N = 419

N = 195

N = 144

N = 727

N = 215

Age in years, mean ± SD

52.7 ± 15.3

55.7 ± 13.0

63.7 ± 11.7

64.2 ± 10.8

64.2 ± 11.6

57.3 ± 11.3

46.2 ± 10.0

51.8 ± 12.4

Age in years (%)

 < 50

281 (49.4)

619 (35.6)

154 (11.6)

40 (9.6)

23 (11.8)

41 (28.5)

491 (67.5)

105 (48.8)

 ≥ 50

288 (50.6)

1122 (64.4)

1175 (88.4)

379 (90.4)

172 (88.2)

103 (71.5)

236 (32.5)

110 (51.2)

Ethnicity (%)

Asian

74 (13.0)

135 (7.8)

195 (14.7)

117 (27.9)

59 (30.3)

31 (21.5)

2 (0.3)

7 (3.3)

Black

392 (68.9)

1,446 (83.1)

988 (74.3)

262 (62.5)

100 (51.3)

88 (61.1)

711 (97.8)

200 (93.0)

Mixed

36 (6.3)

69 (4.0)

67 (5.0)

24 (5.7)

12 (6.2)

6 (4.2)

13 (1.8)

5 (2.3)

White

67 (11.8)

91 (5.2)

79 (5.9)

16 (3.8)

24 (12.3)

19 (13.2)

1 (0.1)

3 (1.4)

Marital status (%)

Not married

331 (58.2)

1,028 (59.0)

894 (67.3)

282 (67.3)

131 (67.2)

96 (66.7)

481 (66.2)

147 (68.4)

Married/Cohabiting

238 (41.8)

713 (41.0)

435 (32.7)

137 (32.7)

64 (32.8)

48 (33.3)

246 (33.8)

68 (31.6)

Highest level of education (%)

Primary education and below

141 (24.9)

506 (29.2)

555 (42.0)

171 (41.5)

86 (44.6)

48 (33.6)

159 (22.0)

70 (32.9)

Secondary education and above

426 (75.1)

1,229 (70.8)

765 (58.0)

241 (58.5)

107 (55.4)

95 (66.4)

565 (78.0)

143 (67.1)

Household socio-economic status (HSES) (%)

0–5 (Low to medium)

429 (75.4)

1,299 (74.6)

984 (74.0)

287 (68.5)

132 (67.7)

101 (70.1)

649 (89.3)

179 (83.3)

6–7 (High)

140 (24.6)

442 (25.4)

345 (26.0)

132 (31.5)

63 (32.3)

43 (29.9)

78 (10.7)

36 (16.7)

^aHospital (%)

CHBAH

200 (35.1)

681 (39.1)

480 (36.1)

118 (28.2)

55 (28.2)

34 (23.6)

305 (42.0)

67 (31.2)

CMJAH

171 (30.1)

427 (24.5)

276 (20.8)

66 (15.8)

28 (14.4)

37 (25.7)

152 (20.9)

30 (14.0)

Durban

100 (17.6)

283 (16.3)

281 (21.1)

136 (32.5)

70 (35.9)

43 (29.9)

88 (12.1)

51 (23.7)

Greys

90 (15.8)

311 (17.9)

270 (20.3)

93 (22.2)

39 (20.0)

24 (16.7)

151 (20.8)

60 (27.9)

Ngwelezana

8 (1.4)

39 (2.2)

22 (1.7)

6 (1.4)

3 (1.5)

6 (4.2)

31 (4.3)

7 (3.3)

Have you ever smoked? (%)

No

455 (80.0)

1,582 (90.9)

1,161 (87.4)

356 (85.0)

152 (77.9)

111 (77.1)

666 (91.6)

190 (88.4)

Yes

114 (20.0)

159 (9.1)

168 (12.6)

63 (15.0)

43 (22.1)

33 (22.9)

61 (8.4)

25 (11.6)

Have you ever consumed alcohol? (%)

No

440 (77.3)

1,444 (82.9)

1,096 (82.5)

367 (87.6)

162 (83.1)

118 (81.9)

557 (76.6)

163 (75.8)

Yes

129 (22.7)

297 (17.1)

233 (17.5)

52 (12.4)

33 (16.9)

26 (18.1)

170 (23.4)

52 (24.2)

Number of chronic conditions

1

617 (35.4)

265 (19.9)

31 (7.4)

11 (5.6)

17 (11.8)

265 (36.5)

21 (9.8)

2

695 (39.9)

610 (45.9)

123 (29.4)

48 (24.6)

43 (29.9)

297 (40.8)

92 (42.8)

 ≥ 3

429 (24.7)

454 (34.2)

265 (63.2)

136 (69.8)

84 (58.3)

165 (22.7)

102 (47.4