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. 2022 May 25;14(5):e25322. doi: 10.7759/cureus.25322

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%)