Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients
|  | Frequency (%) or Mean (± SD) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | All Cancers (n = 184) | Breast Cancer (n = 66) | Colorectal Cancer (n = 57) | Lung Cancer (n = 61) |
Female | 119 (65) | 66 (100) | 25 (44) | 29 (48) |
Age | 58.5 (± 11.5) | 53.2 (± 10.9) | 60.1 (± 11.1) | 63.0 (± 9.8) |
Marital status | ||||
   Single | 24 (13) | 11 (17) | 6 (10) | 8 (13) |
   Married/living with a partner | 120 (65) | 42 (64) | 41 (72) | 37 (61) |
   Divorced/separated/widowed | 37 (20) | 13 (20) | 10 (18) | 14 (23) |
Ethnicity | ||||
   Caucasian | 85 (46) | 32 (48) | 29 (51) | 24 (61) |
   Asian | 26 (14) | 11 (17) | 7 (11) | 10 (17) |
   Other ethnicity | 70 (38) | 22 (33) | 18 (32) | 28 (46) |
Employment | ||||
   Full time | 55 (30) | 26 (39) | 20 (35) | 10 (16) |
   Retired | 66 (36) | 15 (23) | 32 (52) | 20 (35) |
   Unemployed | 42 (23) | 17 (26) | 13 (23) | 18 (11) |
Education | ||||
   Primary school | 51 (28) | 14 (21) | 20 (35) | 17 (29) |
   Secondary school | 15 (8) | 3 (5) | 7 (12) | 7 (12) |
   College/University | 9 (5) | 45 (68) | 29 (51) | 31 (53) |
   Other | 9 (5) | 4 (6) | 1 (2) | 4 (7) |
Annual income (CAD) | ||||
   <$29,999 | 42 (24) | 12 (19) | 14 (25) | 16 (29) |
   $30,000-$59,999 | 55 (32) | 17 (27) | 15 (27) | 24 (54) |
   $60,000-$99,999 | 35 (20) | 15 (24) | 9 (16) | 10 (18) |
   ≥ $100,000 | 42 (24) | 18 (29) | 16 (29) | 7 (13) |
Stage of disease | ||||
   1 | 15 (8) | 5 (8) | 2 (3) | 8 (14) |
   2 | 31 (17) | 26 (66) | 2 (3) | 3 (5) |
   3 | 46 (25) | 8 (12) | 18 (32) | 20 (34) |
   4 | 92 (50) | 27 (41) | 27 (48) | 35 (59) |
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group | ||||
   0 | 64 (34.8) | 33 (50.0) | 18 (31.6) | 13 (21.3) |
   1 | 96 (52.2) | 27 (40.9) | 33 (57.9) | 36 (59.0) |
   2 | 15 (8.2) | 1 (1.5) | 4 (7.0) | 10 (16.4) |
   3 | 5 (2.7) | 2 (3.0) | 1 (1.8) | 2 (3.3) |
Self-reported general health | ||||
   Excellent | 14 (7.6) | 1 (1.5) | 9 (15.8) | 4 (6.6) |
   Very good | 48 (26.1) | 20 (30.3) | 16 (28.1) | 12 (19.7) |
   Good | 54 (29.3) | 21 (31.8) | 20 (35.1) | 13 (21.3) |
   Fair | 36 (19.6) | 11 (16.7) | 7 (12.3) | 18 (31.0) |
   Poor | 22 (12.0) | 8 (12.1) | 4 (7.0) | 10 (16.4) |
   Very poor | 5 (2.7) | 3 (4.5) | 1 (1.8) | 1 (1.6) |