Table 1.
Baseline demographic and baseline characteristics of patients attending oncology clinics
| No. of patients (N=ioo) | |
|---|---|
| Sex distribution | |
| Male | 60 |
| Female | 40 |
| Age distribution | |
| Mean±SD | 52.57±13.02 |
| Range | 13–80 years |
| Cancer distribution | |
| Lung | 33 |
| Gastrointestinal | 28 |
| Breast | 10 |
| Head and neck cancer | 9 |
| Primary unknown tumor | 8 |
| Gynecological | 7 |
| Others | 5 |
| Occupation | |
| Service | 13 |
| Self-employed | 23 |
| Housewife | 38 |
| Others | 26 |
| Habits | |
| Smoker | 56 |
| Alcoholics | 49 |
| Both | 45 |
| Education | |
| Illiterate | 45 |
| Primary school | 34 |
| Secondary high school | 10 |
| University | 11 |
| Karnofsky performance status | Mean±SD: 64.44±12.39 Range: 40–90 |
| ≤70 | 15 |
| >70 | 85 |
| Tumor burden | |
| Distant metastasis | 62 |
| Locally advanced | 80 |
| Recurrence | 7 |
| Other palliative treatment | |
| Chemotherapy | 55 |
| Surgery | 23 |
| Radiotherapy | 23 |