Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants
| Variable | Values |
|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Female | 253 (46.1) |
| Male | 296 (53.9) |
| Age (years) | |
| Median/mean | 65/63.5 |
| Interquartile range/standard deviation | 57-72/11.3 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), n (%) | |
| <18.5 | 21 (3.8) |
| 18.5-24.9 | 264 (48.1) |
| 25.0-29.9 | 177 (32.2) |
| >29.9 | 81 (14.8) |
| Missing | 6 (1.1) |
| Education, n (%) | |
| Elementary (up to 10-11 years of age) | 62 (11.3) |
| Secondary (up to 14 years of age) | 183 (33.3) |
| Secondary (up to 18-19 years of age) | 217 (39.5) |
| College/university | 67 (12.2) |
| Postgraduate | 16 (2.9) |
| Missing | 4 (0.7) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| Single | 75 (13.7) |
| Married | 382 (69.6) |
| Divorced | 43 (7.8) |
| Widowed | 37 (6.7) |
| Missing | 12 (2.2) |
| Occupational status, n (%) | |
| Full-time employed | 132 (24.0) |
| Part-time employed | 36 (6.6) |
| Seeking employment. | 16 (2.9) |
| Retired | 310 (56.5) |
| Homemaker | 52 (9.5) |
| Missing | 3 (0.5) |
| Perceived income adequacy, n (%) | |
| More than adequate | 89 (16.2) |
| Adequate | 253 (46.1) |
| Barely adequate | 149 (27.1) |
| Inadequate | 40 (7.3) |
| Missing | 18 (3.3) |
| Meeting the ACSM guidelines, n (%) | |
| Yes | 49 (8.9) |
| No | 491 (89.4) |
| Missing | 9 (1.6) |
| Leisure Score Index (ACS guidelines), n (%) | |
| <24 | 505 (92.0) |
| ≥24 | 34 (6.2) |
| Missing | 10 (1.8) |
| Cancer site, n (%) | |
| Breast | 49 (8.9) |
| Lung | 220 (40.1) |
| Upper gastrointestinal area, n (%) | 170 (31.0) |
| Genitourinary | 24 (4.4) |
| Colorectal | 40 (7.3) |
| Head and neck | 12 (2.2) |
| Melanoma | 9 (1.6) |
| Gynecological | 4 (0.7) |
| Other | 12 (2.2) |
| Missing | 9 (1.6) |
| Cancer stage | |
| Metastatic | 177 (32.2) |
| Advanced | 126 (23.0) |
| Initial | 61 (11.1) |
| In remission | 81 (14.8) |
| Not known | 81 (14.8) |
| Missing | 23 (4.2) |
| Cancer treatment | |
| Surgery | 199 (36.2) |
| Chemotherapy | 360 (65.6) |
| Radiotherapy | 140 (25.5) |
| Hormonotherapy | 36 (6.6) |
| Other | 136 (24.8) |
| Treatment status, n (%) | |
| Ongoing | 424 (77.2) |
| Completed | 70 (12.7) |
| Not yet started | 19 (3.5) |
| Not known | 21 (3.8) |
| Missing | 15 (2.7) |
| Time from diagnosis | |
| Median/mean | 14/28.8 |
| Interquartile range/standard deviation | 6-36/38.8 |
ACS, American Cancer Society; ACSM, American College of Sports Medicine.