Table 1.
The demographic and clinical characteristics of patients and their family caregivers (N = 101).
| Characteristics | Patients N (%) | Caregivers N (%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Mean ± SD) | 42.6 ± 10.2 | 39.0 ± 9.4 | 0.010 |
| BMI (Mean ± SD) | 21.3 ± 3.0 | 21.7 ± 3.0 | 0.882 |
| Gender | 0.000 | ||
| Male | 79 (78.2) | 45 (44.6) | |
| Female | 22 (21.8) | 56 (55.4) | |
| KPS | 0.000 | ||
| 90 | 101 (100) | 2 (2.0) | |
| 100 | 0 (0.0) | 99 (98.0) | |
| Education level | 0.056 | ||
| Primary school | 17 (16.8) | 13 (12.9) | |
| Junior school | 55 (54.5) | 41 (40.6) | |
| High school | 10 (9.9) | 21 (20.8) | |
| College or higher | 19 (18.8) | 26 (25.7) | |
| Marital status | 0.001 | ||
| Married | 90 (89.1) | 70 (69.3) | |
| Single/divorced | 11 (10.9) | 31 (30.7) | |
| Stage (7th UICC) | |||
| Stage II | 14 (13.9) | ||
| Stage III | 26 (25.7) | ||
| Stage Iva + b | 61 (60.4) | ||
| Relationship to patient | |||
| Spouse/partner | 50 (49.5) | ||
| Parent/Child | 33 (32.6) | ||
| Brother/sister | 14 (13.9) | ||
| Other relatives | 4 (4.0) | ||
Abbreviation: SD, Standard Deviation; BMI, Body Mass Index; KPS, Karnofsky Performance Score; UICC, Union for International Cancer Control.