Table 1.

Patients’ demographic and clinical data

	Overall (n = 112)	Curative treatment (n = 52)	Palliative treatment (n = 60)
Gender (%)
Female	39 (35%)	19 (36.5%)	20 (33.3%)
Male	73 (65%)	33 (63.5%)	40 (66.7%)
Age (SD)	60.2 (10.9)	59.8 (9.5)	61.2 (12.5)
Cancer site (%)
Oesophagus	26 (23.2%)	8 (15.3%)	18 (30%)
Stomach	84 (75%)	42 (81%)	42 (70%)
Oesophago-gastric junction	2 (1.8%)	2 (3.7%)	0
Education (%)
Elementary	20 (17.9%)	10 (19.2%)	10 (16.7%)
High school	28 (25%)	12 (23.1%)	16 (26.7%)
Vocational	46 (41.1%)	20 (38.5%)	26 (43.3%)
University	18 (16%)	10 (19.2%)	8 (13.3%)
Employment (%)
Full time/part time	63 (56.3%)	40 (77%)	23 (38.3%)
Retired/Pensioner	49 (43.7%)	12 (23%)	37 (61.7%)

SD – standard deviation