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