Table 6. Association between demographic variables and decision for certain dose .
Characteristics | Description | I decide not to take a certain dose | P - value | ||||
Always | Usually | Sometimes | Rare | Never | |||
Age group | < 40 | 2 (66.7%) | 1 (33.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (10.0%) | 12 (19.7%) | 0.389 |
40 - 60 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (33.3%) | 4 (57.1%) | 3 (30.0%) | 23 (37.7%) | ||
> 60 | 1 (33.3%) | 1 (33.3%) | 3 (42.9%) | 6 (60.0%) | 26 (42.6%) | ||
Gender | Male | 2 (66.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (42.9%) | 8 (80.0%) | 22 (36.1%) | *0.045 |
Female | 1 (33.3%) | 3 (100.0%) | 4 (57.1%) | 2 (20.0%) | 39 (63.9%) | ||
Type of disease | Breast Cancer | 1 (33.3%) | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (28.6%) | 1 (10.0%) | 17 (27.9%) | 0.940 |
Rectal Cancer | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (14.3%) | 2 (20.0%) | 6 (9.8%) | ||
Other Cancer | 2 (66.7%) | 2 (66.7%) | 4 (57.1%) | 7 (70.0%) | 38 (62.3%) | ||
Comorbidities | With Comorbidities | 1 (33.3%) | 3 (100.0%) | 3 (42.9%) | 6 (60.0%) | 23 (37.7%) | 0.201 |
Without Comorbidities | 2 (66.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (57.1%) | 4 (40.0%) | 38 (62.3%) |