Table 2 Medical data for total sample and for bankers and non-bankers at Time 1

From: Implications of sperm banking for health-related quality of life up to 1 year after cancer diagnosis

 

Total ( N =78)

Banker ( N =44)

Non-banker ( N =34)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

Diagnosis

Testicular

50 (64.1%)

29 (65.9%)

21 (61.8%)

1.20 (0.47–3.04)

Other

28 (35.9%)

15 (34.1%)

13 (38.2%)

 

Treatment

Chemotherapy

62 (81.6%)

33 (75.0%)

29 (90.6%)

1.14 (0.08–16.95)

Radiotherapy

5 (6.6%)

4 (15.9%)

1 (3.1%)

0.33 (0.06–1.69)

Combined

9 (11.8%)

7 (15.9%)

2 (6.2%)

 

Biopsy

21 (26.9%)

12 (27.3%)

9 (26.5%)

1.04 (0.38–2.86)

Additional medical condition

27 (34.6%)

14 (31.8%)

13 (38.2%)

0.75 (0.30–1.93)

Weeks from diagnosis to treatment

Mean (s.d.)

5.97 (7.48)

5.65 (4.54)

4.61 (2.80)

1.09 (0.94–1.26)

  1. Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; s.d=standard deviation.