Table 1.
Patients' demographic and clinical characteristics
| All (n = 142) | Did not know diagnosis (n = 74) | Knew diagnosis (n = 68) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (%). | No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
| Age | 0.001 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 54.1 (14.8) | 58.2 (13.4) | 50.2 (13.9) | |
| Range | 19–76 | 19–76 | 23–74 | |
| Gender | 0.19 | |||
| Male | 79 (56) | 45 (61) | 34 (50) | |
| Female | 63 (44) | 29 (39) | 34 (50) | |
| Marital status* | 0.71 | |||
| Single | 13 (9) | 6 (8.1) | 7 (10.3) | |
| Married | 122 (86) | 63 (85.1) | 59 (86.8) | |
| Widowed | 7 95) | 5 (6.8) | 2 (2.9) | |
| Educational status* | 0.001 | |||
| Illiterate | 78 (55) | 55 (74.3) | 23 (33.8) | |
| Primary | 43 (30) | 15 (20.3) | 28 (41.2) | |
| Secondary | 12 (8.5) | 3 (4.1) | 9 (13.2) | |
| College/university | 9 (6.5) | 1 (1.4) | 8 (11.8) | |
| Cancer site | < 0.001 | |||
| Esophagus | 41 (29) | 34 (45.9) | 7 (10.3) | |
| Stomach | 42 (30) | 20 (27) | 22 (32.4 | |
| Small intestine | 5 (3) | 4 (5.4) | 1 (1.5) | |
| Colon | 31 (22) | 5 (6.8) | 26 (38.2) | |
| Rectum | 23 (16) | 11 (14.9) | 12 (17.6) | |
| Time since diagnosis | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 4.4 (3.2) | 4.1 (3.2) | 4.6 (3.0) | 0.31 |
| Range | 1–12 | 1–12 | 1–12 | |
* To carry out a valid test, the cells were merged.