Table 2. Characteristics of patients with oral cancer evaluated prospectively by psycho-oncology services in 2017–2018 .

Variables	Mean (n = 179)	Standard deviation	Median	IQR
Age (years)	54.4	12.4	54	45–64
	Frequency (n = 179)		Percentage
Gender Male Female	134 45		74.9 25.0
Marital status Married Single Widowed/widower	165 10 4		92.2 5.6 2.2
Occupation Service Own business Homemaker Professional Retired Unskilled labourer Unemployed Not known	52 38 36 12 7 7 2 25		29.1 21.2 20.1 6.7 3.9 3.9 1.1 14
Stage of illness Early (Stage 1 and 2) Advanced (Stage 3 and 4)	60 119		33.5 66.5
Site Tongue Buccal mucosa Alveolus Hard palate Retromolar trigone Lip Floor of mouth	74 57 35 7 3 2 1		41.3 31.8 19.6 3.9 1.7 1.1 0.6

IQR: Interquartile range