Table 1.
Patients’ characteristics
| Characteristics, N = 38 | Patients, n (%) or mean (±sd) |
|---|---|
| Socio-demographic characteristics | |
| Age (years) | 58.6 (11) |
| Gender | |
| Women | 35 (92.1) |
| Men | 3 (7.9) |
| BMI | |
| <25.5 | 10 (26.3) |
| 25.5–28 | 18 (47.4) |
| >28 | 10 (26.3) |
| Smokers | 6 (15.8) |
| Residence | |
| Town | 26 (68.4) |
| Country | 12 (31.6) |
| Living conditions | |
| Alone | 11 (28.9) |
| As a couple without children | 15 (39.5) |
| As a couple with children | 12 (31.6) |
| Educational level | |
| Primary school | 12 (31.6) |
| Secondary school | 16 (42.1) |
| College | 8 (21.1) |
| Occupation | |
| In activity | 8 (21.1) |
| Retired | 15 (39.5) |
| On sick leave | 15 (39.5) |
| Actual or former profession | |
| Artisan or laborer | 4 (10.5) |
| Intermediate occupation | 23 (60.5) |
| Executive | 8 (21.1) |
| Does not apply | 3 (7.9) |
| Disease related characteristics | |
| Type of cancer | |
| Breast | 33 (86.8) |
| Colon | 5 (13.2) |
| Length of oral chemotherapy | |
| <3 cycles | 13 (34.2) |
| ≥3 cycles | 25 (65.8) |
| Reason for discontinuation | |
| Toxicity | 6 (15.8) |
| Disease progression | 9 (23.7) |