Table 1.
Characteristics of colorectal cancer patients in TASH Oncology Department, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
| Variable | Category | Status at last contact | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Censored | |||
| Sex | Male | 130 (36.1) | 230 (63.9) | 360 (57.9) |
| Female | 72 (27.6) | 189 (72.4) | 261 (42.1) | |
| Age of patient (yr) | < 40 | 79 (31.8) | 170 (68.2) | 249 (40.1) |
| 40-49 | 27 (27.6) | 71 (72.4) | 98 (15.8) | |
| 50-59 | 34 (24.3) | 106 (75.7) | 140 (22.5) | |
| 60-69 | 36 (40.5) | 53 (59.5) | 89 (14.3) | |
| ≥ 70 | 26 (57.8) | 19 (42.2) | 45 (7.3) | |
| Family history | Yes | 19 (44.2) | 24 (55.8) | 43 (6.9) |
| No | 183 (31.7) | 395 (68.3) | 578 (93.1) | |
| Region | Amhara | 19 (25.7) | 55 (74.3) | 74 (11.9) |
| Oromia | 51 (29.5) | 122 (70.5) | 173 (27.9) | |
| Tigray | 7 (23.3) | 23 (76.7) | 30 (4.8) | |
| SNNP | 20 (34.5) | 38 (65.5) | 58 (9.3) | |
| Addis Ababa | 98 (36.7) | 169 (63.3) | 267 (43.0) | |
| Others | 7 (36.8) | 12 (63.2) | 19 (3.1) | |
| Residence of patients | Urban | 140 (34.7) | 263 (65.3) | 403 (64.9) |
| Rural | 62 (28.4) | 156 (71.6) | 218 (35.1) | |
| Marital status | Single | 32 (30.8) | 72 (69.2) | 104 (16.7) |
| Married | 118 (29.4) | 284 (70.6) | 402 (64.8) | |
| Widowed | 22 (37.3) | 37 (62.7) | 59 (9.5) | |
| Divorced | 30 (53.6) | 26 (46.4) | 56 (9.0) | |
| Insurance status | Free paid | 86 (27.9) | 222 (72.1) | 308 (49.6) |
| Paid | 116 (37.1) | 197 (62.9) | 313 (50.4) | |
| Smoking status | Smoker | 77 (52.4) | 70 (47.6) | 147 (23.7) |
| Not smoker | 125 (26.4) | 349 (73.6) | 474 (76.3) | |
| Alcohol consumption | Yes | 107 (42.1) | 147 (57.9) | 254 (40.9) |
| No | 95 (25.9) | 272 (74.1) | 367 (59.1) | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | ≤ 18.5 | 53 (32.3) | 111 (67.7) | 164 (26.4) |
| 18.5-24.9 | 145 (32.7) | 298 (67.3) | 443 (71.3) | |
| 25-29.9 | 4 (28.6) | 10 (71.4) | 14 (2.3) | |
| ≥ 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Comorbidity | Yes | 98 (58.3) | 70 (41.7) | 168 (27.1) |
| No | 104 (22.9) | 349 (77.1) | 453 (72.9) | |
The total number of 621 subjects were selected from patients registered between January 1, 2013 and December 30, 2017 with follow-up until December 30, 2018. Values are presented as number (%). TASH, Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital.