Table 1.
Summary statistics of 1,398 colorectal cancer survivors
| Variables | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| <50 | 45 (3.2) |
| 50–59 | 343 (24.5) |
| 60–69 | 649 (46.4) |
| ≥70 | 361 (25.8) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 670 (47.9) |
| Female | 728 (52.1) |
| Body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) | |
| <18.5 | 169 (12.1) |
| ≤18–<25 | 735 (52.6) |
| ≤25–<30 | 366 (26.2) |
| ≥30 | 128 (9.2) |
| Years since diagnosis | 8.6±7.0 |
| Marital status | |
| Divorced/widowed/separated/single | 158 (11.3) |
| Married/with partner | 1,240 (88.7) |
| Education | |
| Primary school | 144 (10.3) |
| Middle school or vocational school | 1,005 (71.9) |
| Junior college or above | 249 (17.8) |
| Monthly household income per capita (¥) | |
| Under 2,000 | 348 (24.9) |
| 2,000–4,000 | 805 (57.6) |
| Over 4,000 | 245 (17.5) |
| Number of comorbidities | |
| 0 | 283 (20.2) |
| 1 | 311 (22.2) |
| 2 | 277 (19.8) |
| ≥3 | 527 (37.7) |
| Comorbidities | |
| Hypertension | 538 (38.5) |
| Diabetes | 250 (17.9) |
| Cardiovascular | 360 (25.8) |
| Respiratory diseases | 169 (12.1) |
| Digestive diseases | 723 (51.7) |
| Musculoskeletal diseases | 409 (29.3) |