Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of the participants grouped by employment status, n (%)

	All subjects (n=28)	Full time employment (n=14)	Part taime employment (n=5)	Unemployed (n=9)	P
Age (years, Mean±SD)	55.1±1.8	50.64±2.1	57.0±4.2	60.8±3.5
Gender
Male	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)
Female	28.0 (85.3)	14.0 (100.0)	5.0 (100.0)	9.0 (100.0)
Stage
I	5.0 (18.0)	2.0 (13.0)	2.0 (25.0)	1.0 (20.0)
II	15.0 (53.0)	10.0 (67.0)	3.0 (37.0)	2.0 (40.0)
III	8.0 (29.0)	3.0 (20.0)	3.0 (37.0)	2.0 (40.0)
IV	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)
Performance status
0	13.0 (46.4)	7.0 (50.0)	3.0 (60.0)	3.0 (33.3)	0.974
1	15.0 (53.6)	7.0 (50.0)	2.0 (40.0)	6.0 (66.7)
Martial status
Married	21.0 (75.0)	10.0 (71.4)	3.0 (60.0)	7.0 (77.8)	0.500
Single	7.0 (25.0)	4.0 (28.6)	2.0 (40.0)	2.0 (22.2)
Homemakers
Yes	5.0 (17.9)	9.0 (50.0)	1.0 (20.0)	1.0 (11.1)	0.315
No	23.0 (82.1)	9.0 (50.0)	4.0 (80.0)	8.0 (88.9)
Caregivers
Partner	15.0 (53.6)	10.0 (71.4)	3.0 (60.0)	3.0 (33.3)	0.39
Child	10.0 (35.7)	5.0 (35.7)	2.0 (40.0)	3.0 (33.3)
Parent	10.0 (29.4)	9.0 (64.3)	1.0 (20.0)	0.0 (0.0)
Sibling	10.0 (35.7)	8.0 (57.1)	1.0 (20.0)	1.0 (11.1)
Office	5.0 (17.9)	4.0 (28.6)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)
Others	9.0 (32.1)	5.0 (35.7)	2.0 (40.0)	2.0 (22.2)