Table 1. Baseline characteristics.

Variable	Frequency (N=524)	%
Sex
Male	239	45.6
Female	285	54.4
Age (years)
⩽30	12	2.3
30< to ⩽40	59	11.3
40< to ⩽50	121	23.1
50< to ⩽60	128	24.4
60< to ⩽70	161	30.7
70<	43	8.3
Disease status
Neoadjuvant	25	4.8
Adjuvant	169	32.3
Metastatic, first line	160	30.5
Metastatic, second line	79	15.1
Metastatic, third line	49	9.4
Metastatic, fourth line	21	4.0
Metastatic, fifth line	11	2.1
Metastatic, sixth line	8	1.5
Metastatic, seventh line	2	0.4
Educational degree
Postgraduate	37	7.1
University	153	29.2
High school	185	35.3
Middle school	57	10.9
Elementary school	58	11.1
Uneducated	10	1.9
Unknown	24	4.6
Religion
Buddhism	162	30.9
Christian	153	29.2
Catholicism	74	14.1
Others	79	15.1
Unknown	56	10.7
Diagnosis
Breast	168	32.1
Lung	98	18.7
Stomach	47	9.0
Colorectal	70	13.4
Hepatocellular	14	2.7
Biliary	21	4.0
Pancreas	14	2.7
Lymphoma	12	2.3
Head and neck	23	4.4
Sarcoma	11	2.1
Gynecology and genitourinary	11	2.1
Oesophagus	8	1.5
Othersa	27	5.2
Marital status
Single	34	6.5
Married	425	81.1
Bereavement	29	5.5
Divorced	20	3.8
Unknown	16	3.1
Economic status
>5b	64	12.2
5⩾ to >4	46	8.8
4⩾ to >3	78	14.9
3⩾ to >2	58	11.1
2⩾ to >1	93	17.7
1⩾	129	24.6
Unknown	56	10.7
Distance from clinic
⩽2 h	348	66.4
>2 h	176	33.6
Private cancer insurance
Yes	253	48.3
No	248	47.3
Unknown	23	4.4

^aThyroid cancer, thymic carcinoma, germ cell tumour, skin cancer, neuroendocrine carcinoma, mesothelioma, anal cancer, brain, melanoma, renal cell carcinoma, metastatic of unknown origin, and small bowel cancer.

^bThousands United States dollars per month.