Table 2.
Demographics of those discussed cases in Taiwan and China.
| Taiwan | China | ||||
| Characteristics | n | % | n | % | P-value |
| n | 199 | 143 | |||
| Gender | .33 | ||||
| Male | 113 | 60.8 | 70 | 49.0 | |
| Female | 73 | 39.2 | 73 | 51.0 | |
| Age (y/o): median | 52.2 | 51.4 | .02∗ | ||
| 0∼9 | 2 | 1.1 | 5 | 3.5 | |
| 10∼19 | 10 | 5.6 | 6 | 4.2 | |
| 20∼39 | 37 | 20.6 | 20 | 14.0 | |
| 40∼59 | 67 | 37.2 | 70 | 49.0 | |
| 60∼79 | 48 | 26.7 | 39 | 27.3 | |
| >80 | 16 | 8.9 | 3 | 2.1 | |
| Family type | <.01∗ | ||||
| Living alone | 22 | 1.9 | 13 | 9.1 | |
| Nuclear family | 98 | 57.6 | 81 | 56.6 | |
| Extended family | 50 | 29.4 | 34 | 23.8 | |
| Other | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 10.5 | |
| Diagnosis | <.01∗ | ||||
| Cancer | 172 | 90.5 | 143 | 100.0 | |
| ALS | 4 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Other noncancer | 14 | 7.4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Symptoms and signs | |||||
| Pain | 132 | 66.3 | 138 | 96.5 | <.01∗ |
| Respiratory distress | 54 | 27.1 | 5 | 3.5 | <.01∗ |
| Constipation | 11 | 5.5 | 16 | 11.2 | .06 |
| Nausea, vomiting, and dyspepsia | 52 | 26.1 | 17 | 11.9 | <.01∗ |
| Psychologic problem | 36 | 18.1 | 12 | 8.4 | .01∗ |
| Edema | 36 | 18.1 | 18 | 12.6 | .17 |
| Wounds | 30 | 15.1 | 18 | 12.6 | .51 |
| Other | 58 | 29.1 | 15 | 10.5 | <.01∗ |
% = percentages; n = number.
∗
With significant difference.