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. 2020 May 1;20:365. doi: 10.1186/s12885-020-06819-z

Table 1.

Characteristics of breast and colorectal cancer survivors (N = 224)

Variables Male (N = 45) Female (N = 179) Total (N = 224)
N % N % N %
Age
  < 60 yrs 34 15.2 146 65.2 180 80.4
  ≥ 60 yrs 11 4.9 33 14.7 44 19.6
BMI
  < 23 kg/m2 11 5.4 105 51.7 116 57.1
  ≥ 23 kg/m2 24 11.8 63 31 87 42.9
Material status
 Married 44 19.7 148 66.4 912 86.1
 Single 0 0 9 4.0 9 4.0
 Widowed 0 0 8 3.6 8 3.6
 Divorced 1 0.4 13 5.8 14 6.3
Average monthly household income status
  ≤ $1000 1 0.5 21 9.6 22 10.1
 $1001–$3000 15 6.9 53 24.3 68 31.2
 $3001–$5000 14 6.4 61 28 75 34.4
  ≥ $5001 15 6.9 38 17.4 53 24.3
Education
 Middle school graduate or less 5 2.2 35 15.7 40 17.9
 High school gradate 18 8.1 75 33.6 93 41.5
 University/college 14 6.3 53 23.8 67 30
 Higher degree than university/college 8 3.6 15 6.7 23 10.3
Occupation
 Professional/business 13 5.8 11 4.9 24 10.8
 Office 3 1.3 10 4.5 13 5.8
 Sale/Technical 3 1.3 8 3.6 11 4.9
 Production/Labor 0 0 2 0.9 2 0.9
 Service 4 1.8 11 4.9 15 6.7
 Self employed 8 3.6 19 8.5 27 12.1
 Education/government 3 1.3 2 0.9 5 2.2
 Housewife 0 0 91 40.8 91 40.8
 Unemployed 9 4.0 18 8.1 27 12.1
 Other 2 0.9 6 2.7 8 3.6
Types of cancer
 Breast cancer 0 0 151 67.4 151 67.4
 Colorectal cancer 45 20.1 28 12.5 73 32.6
Stages of caner
 Stage 0 0 0 3 1.4 3 1.4
 Stage I 16 7.7 75 36.2 91 44.0
 Stage II 9 4.3 58 28 67 32.4
 Stage III 14 6.8 26 12.6 40 10.3
 Stage IV 3 1.4 3 1.4 6 2.9
Time since surgery
  < 2 yrs 26 12.0 86 39.8 112 51.9
  ≥ 2 yrs 19 8.8 85 39.4 104 48.1

Abbreviation: BMI body mass index