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. 2021 Mar 16;16(3):e0248714. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248714

Table 2. Clinical and demographic characteristics of patients.

Characteristics Total Breast Lung Colorectal Gynecologic Hematologic Stomach Head & Neck Prostate Pancreas Kidney Other
N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%)
Age at assessment
18–40 30 6 16 8 3 5 0 0 1 4 4 13 0 0 1 8 0 0 3 5 0 0 2 17
41–65 260 55 115 60 26 43 26 63 14 58 12 39 8 53 7 54 7 39 35 57 3 38 7 58
>65 184 39 59 31 32 52 15 37 9 38 15 48 7 47 5 38 11 61 23 38 5 63 3 25
Gender
Female 309 65 188 98 22 36 22 54 24 100 10 32 6 40 2 15 0 0 27 44 2 25 8 67
Male 165 35 2 1 39 64 19 46 0 0 21 68 9 60 11 85 18 100 34 56 6 75 4 33
Marital status
Single 43 9 16 8 3 5 4 10 2 8 3 10 1 7 1 8 2 11 8 13 1 13 2 17
Married or domestic partnership 378 80 153 80 48 79 36 88 17 71 24 77 13 87 12 92 15 83 45 74 7 88 8 67
Widowed 40 8 17 9 9 15 1 2 2 8 3 10 1 7 0 0 0 0 6 10 0 0 1 8
Divorced/Separated 13 3 4 2 1 2 0 0 3 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 6 2 3 0 0 1 8
Education status
Elementary school 57 12 14 7 14 23 5 12 3 13 8 26 0 0 1 8 0 0 9 15 2 25 1 8
Secondary school graduate 138 29 56 29 20 33 12 29 9 38 8 26 7 47 7 54 5 28 10 16 2 25 2 17
High school graduate 174 37 67 35 16 26 14 34 11 46 12 39 6 40 4 31 9 50 24 39 4 50 7 58
Graduated 105 22 53 28 11 18 10 24 1 4 3 10 2 13 1 8 4 22 18 30 0 0 2 17
Employment status
Employed 159 34 74 39 18 30 15 37 5 21 10 32 2 13 4 31 6 33 16 26 2 25 7 58
Unemployed 49 10 21 11 4 7 4 10 8 33 1 3 2 13 1 8 1 6 6 10 1 13 0 0
Retired 230 49 81 42 36 59 19 46 11 46 18 58 5 33 7 54 11 61 29 48 5 63 3 25
Other (student, job-seeker.) 36 8 14 7 3 5 3 7 0 0 2 6 6 40 1 8 0 0 10 16 0 0 2 17
Diagnosis
2019–2020 296 62 106 55 45 75 29 71 15 62 17 55 12 80 9 69 11 61 47 77 3 38 7 58
2017–2018 73 15 26 14 9 15 7 17 4 17 6 19 1 7 0 0 4 22 10 16 3 38 0 0
2016 or before 105 22 58 30 7 11 5 12 5 21 8 26 2 13 4 31 3 17 4 7 2 25 5 42
ECOG PS
0–1 444 94 184 96 56 92 39 95 22 92 30 97 14 93 11 85 16 89 54 89 8 100 11 92
≥2 30 6 6 3 5 8 2 5 2 8 1 3 1 7 2 15 2 11 7 11 0 0 1 8
Stage
I 81 17 43 23 4 7 2 5 2 8 15 48 2 13 2 15 2 11 8 13 0 0 1 8
II 87 18 37 19 12 20 13 32 3 13 2 6 2 13 2 15 6 33 8 13 0 0 2 17
III 77 16 27 14 9 15 2 5 10 42 11 35 1 7 4 31 2 11 10 16 0 0 1 8
IV 229 48 83 43 36 59 24 59 9 38 3 10 10 67 5 38 8 44 35 57 8 100 8 67
Anticancer therapy
Chemotherapy 291 61 108 57 38 62 35 85 16 67 15 48 12 80 9 69 8 44 40 66 1 13 9 75
Target therapy 109 23 56 29 9 15 4 10 8 33 4 13 2 13 2 15 4 22 14 23 6 75 0 0
Immunotherapy 47 10 7 4 14 23 2 5 0 0 12 39 1 7 2 15 0 0 7 11 1 13 1 8
Radiotherapy only 14 3 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17 0 0 0 0 0 0
Endocrine therapy 13 3 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17 0 0 0 0 2 17
Setting of therapy
Neoadjuvant/Adjuvant/Early or Locally Advanced 245 52 109 57 25 41 17 41 15 63 0 0 0 0 8 61 10 56 26 42 0 0 4 33
Metastatic 1L 124 26 48 25 19 31 13 32 3 13 23 74 10 67 3 23 3 17 17 28 4 50 5 42
Metastatic 2L 60 13 17 9 10 16 7 17 5 21 6 19 4 27 1 8 3 17 9 15 2 25 3 25
Metastatic 3L 19 4 6 3 5 8 1 2 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 3 5 1 13 0 0
Metastatic subsequent Lines 26 5 11 6 2 3 3 7 0 0 1 3 1 7 1 8 1 6 6 10 1 13 0 0
Hospital
AULSS9 Scaligera- Mater Salutis 177 37 66 35 24 39 11 27 14 58 22 71 6 40 9 69 10 56 1 2 8 100 6 50
AULSS9 Scaligera- Fracastoro 50 11 24 13 1 2 9 22 2 8 9 29 1 7 0 0 1 6 1 2 0 0 2 17
AULSS9 Scaligera- Magalini 7 1 3 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 8
AOUI Ospedale Civile Maggiore 133 28 58 30 22 36 14 34 1 4 0 0 5 33 2 15 2 11 26 43 0 0 3 25
AOUI Policlinico G.B.Rossi 107 23 39 20 13 21 6 15 7 29 0 0 3 20 2 15 4 22 33 54 0 0 0 0