Table 5. Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with adequate and inadequate pain relief (n = 59).
| Pain relief | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Adequate (n = 25) | Inadequate (n = 34) | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Mean age (years) | 49 ± 15.09 | 51.21 ± 13.40 | 0.555 |
| Age group | 0.943 | ||
| ≤50 years | 12 (48) | 16 (47.1) | |
| >50 years | 13 (52) | 18 (52.9) | |
| Gender | 0.176 | ||
| Male | 14 (56) | 13 (38.2) | |
| Female | 11 (44) | 21 (61.8) | |
| Marital status | 0.082 | ||
| Single | 10 (40) | 5 (14.7) | |
| Married | 12 (48) | 22 (64.7) | |
| Widow/er | 1 (4) | 5 (14.7) | |
| Separated | 1 (4) | 2 (5.9) | |
| Live-in | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | |
| Educational | 0.050 | ||
| Elementary graduate | 8 (32) | 1 (2.9) | |
| High school graduate | 9 (36) | 12 (35.3) | |
| College graduate | 8 (32) | 21 (61.8) | |
| Post-baccalaureate | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Income level | 0.751 | ||
| Less than P9,250 | 18 (72) | 19 (55.9) | |
| Between P9,250 and 19,040 | 3 (12) | 8 (23.5) | |
| Between P19,040 and 38,080 | 3 (12) | 3 (8.8) | |
| Between P38,080 and 66,640 | 1 (4) | 2 (5.9) | |
| Between P66,640 and 114,240 | 0 (0) | 1 (2.9) | |
| Between P114,240 and 190,400 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| At least P190,400 | 0 (0) | 1 (2.9) | |
| Treated location in the body | 0.685 | ||
| Head and neck | 11 (44) | 13 (38.2) | |
| Brain (primary or metastases) | 4 (16) | 2 (5.9) | |
| Breast/chest wall/thorax | 3 (12) | 5 (14.7) | |
| Pelvis | 7 (28) | 8 (23.5) | |
| Bone metastases | 0 (0) | 2 (5.9) | |
| Abdomen | 0 (0) | 2 (5.9) | |
| Oesophagus | 0 (0) | 1 (2.9) | |
| Extremity | 0 (0) | 1 (2.9) | |