Table 1. Demographic and cancer-related characteristics.
| Variables | Classification | Total (N = 88) | Male (n = 63) | Female (n = 25) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%), mean±SD | n (%), mean±SD | n (%), mean±SD | ||
| Age (years) | 66.66±9.57 | 66.43±9.16 | 67.24±10.73 | |
| Marital status | Single | 12 (13.6) | 9 (14.3) | 3 (12.0) |
| Married | 73 (83.0) | 52 (82.5) | 21 (84.0) | |
| Other | 3 (3.4) | 2 (3.2) | 1 (4.0) | |
| Religion | None | 48 (54.5) | 32 (50.8) | 8 (32.0) |
| Yes | 40 (45.5) | 31 (49.2) | 17 (68.0) | |
| Educational status | Less than or equivalent to elementary school | 21 (17.0) | 11 (17.5) | 10 (40.0) |
| Middle school | 25 (28.4) | 17 (27.0) | 8 (32.0) | |
| High school | 30 (34.1) | 27 (42.9) | 3 (12.0) | |
| Less than or equivalent to college | 12 (13.6) | 8 (12.7) | 4 (16.0) | |
| Economic activity | None | 81 (92.0) | 56 (88.9) | 25 (100.0) |
| Yes | 7 (8.0) | 7 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Economic status | High | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) |
| Moderate | 25 (28.4) | 17 (27.0) | 8 (32.0) | |
| Low | 62 (70.5) | 45 (71.4) | 17 (68.0) | |
| Monthly alcohol consumption | None | 69 (78.4) | 44 (69.8) | 25 (100.0) |
| Present | 19 (21.6) | 19 (30.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Smoking | Non-smoker | 24 (27.3) | 5 (7.9) | 19 (76.0) |
| Ex-smoker | 46 (52.3) | 40 (63.5) | 6 (24.0) | |
| Current smoker | 18 (20.5) | 18 (28.6) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Cancer type | Lung | 13 (14.8) | 10 (15.9) | 3 (12.0) |
| Stomach | 13 (14.8) | 11 (17.5) | 2 (8.0) | |
| Colon/rectal | 16 (18.2) | 14 (22.2) | 2 (8.0) | |
| Breast | 9 (10.2) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (36.0) | |
| Hematologic malignancy | 21 (23.9) | 14 (22.2) | 7 (28.0) | |
| Other | 16 (18.2) | 14 (22.2) | 2 (8.0) | |
| Cancer duration | <1 year | 12 (13.6) | 11 (17.5) | 1 (8.3) |
| ≥ 1 year and <5 years | 65 (73.9) | 45 (71.4) | 20 (30.8) | |
| ≥5 years | 11 (12.5) | 7 (11.1) | 4 (36.4) | |
| Tumor stage | I | 6 (6.8) | 3 (4.8) | 3 (12.0) |
| II | 16 (18.2) | 10 (15.9) | 6 (24.0) | |
| III | 15 (17.0) | 10 (15.9) | 5 (20.0) | |
| IV | 47 (53.4) | 37 (58.7) | 10 (40.0) | |
| Unknown | 4 (4.5) | 3 (4.8) | 1 (4.0) |
SD: standard deviation