Table 1.
Patient characteristics (n = 47).
| Variables | Categories | N (%) mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | male | 34 (72%) |
| female | 13 (28%) | |
| average age | 59.96 ± 13.43 | |
| degree of education | Primary School | 12 (26%) |
| Middle School | 10 (21%) | |
| High School | 14 (21%) | |
| Junior college | 5 (11%) | |
| undergraduate | 5 (11%) | |
| occupation | Retired | 37 (79%) |
| On the job | 10 (21%) | |
| Marital status | Married | 43 (92%) |
| Unmarried | 4 (4%) | |
| Basic disease | History of hypertension | 22 (47%) |
| History of diabetes | 8 (17%) | |
| History of cerebral apoplexy | 1 (2%) | |
| Types of medication | History of intake of antihypertensive drug | 18 (38%) |
| History of intake of hypoglycemic drug | 6 (13%) | |
| History of intake of analgesic | 3 (6%) | |
| History of intake of psychotropic drug | 1 (2%) | |
| Tumor location | Colon cancer | 25 (42.6%) |
| Stomach cancer | 8 (17.0%) | |
| Rectal cancer | 14 (29.8%) | |
| Clinical stage of tumor | IV | 47 (100%) |
| Resectional surgery | Yes | 36 (77%) |
| Tumor differentiation | Undivided type | 5 (11%) |
| adenocarcinoma | 7 (15%) | |
| Medium-low differentiation | 2 (4%) | |
| Tumor histology | Adenocarcinoma | 46 (97.9%) |
| Squamous cell cancer | 1 (2.1%) | |
| therapy method | Chemotherapy + immunity | 11 (17%) |
| Chemotherapy + targeting | 36 (77%) |