Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of eligible individuals according to participating status.
| Variable | Participants (n = 355) | Never Participants (n = 62) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 62.2 (53.9 to 69.1) | 61.7 (53.7 to 72.5) | 1.000 |
| Gender | 1.000 | ||
| Female | 253 (71.3) | 44 (71.0) | |
| Male | 102 (28.7) | 18 (29.0) | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | |
| Educational level | 1.000 | ||
| Fundamental or secondary | 173 (50.0) | 3 (42.9) | |
| Higher education | 173 (50.0) | 4 (57.1) | |
| Missing | 9 | 55 | |
| Marital status | 1.000 | ||
| Single or never married | 39 (11.0) | 0 | |
| Married or living as married | 258 (73.1) | 6 (85.7) | |
| Divorced, separated, or widowed | 56 (15.9) | 1 (14.3) | |
| Missing | 2 | 55 | |
| Household composition | 0.356 | ||
| Living with others | 283 (80.9) | 7 (100.0) | |
| Living alone | 67 (19.1) | 0 | |
| Missing | 5 | 55 | |
| Cancer type | 0.809 | ||
| Breast | 154 (43.4) | 26 (41.9) | |
| Genitourinary | 56 (15.8) | 12 (19.4) | |
| Gynecological | 51 (14.4) | 5 (8.1) | |
| Melanoma | 46 (13.0) | 9 (14.5) | |
| Head and neck | 21 (5.9) | 4 (6.5) | |
| Soft tissue and bone | 15 (4.2) | 3 (4.8) | |
| Other | 12 (3.4) | 3 (4.8) | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | |
| Therapy intention | 0.246 | ||
| Palliative | 279 (78.6) | 44 (71.0) | |
| Curative | 76 (21.4) | 18 (29.0) | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | |
| Estimated life expectancy | 0.763 | ||
| >1 year | 273 (76.9) | 46 (74.2) | |
| ≤1 year | 82 (23.1) | 16 (25.8) | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | |
| Therapy change | 0.331 | ||
| Yes | 41 (11.5) | 4 (6.5) | |
| No | 314 (88.5) | 58 (93.5) | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 |
Data are absolute frequency (%) or median (IQR). The participant cohort includes individuals who participated in at least one survey. The χ2 test for categorical variables (or the Fisher exact test when expected counts were less than five) and the two-sample t test for continuous variables were used for the comparisons between groups.