Table 1 Characteristics of patients in the analysis of RS-SCs (N = 765)

No

102 (13.3)

154 (20.1)

98 (12.8)

81 (10.6)

74 (9.7)

256 (33.5)

Sex

 Female

29 (28.4)

73 (47.4)

50 (51.0)

29 (35.8)

34 (45.9)

256 (100.0)

 Man

73 (71.6)

81 (52.6)

48 (49.0)

52 (64.2)

40 (54.1)

0 (0.0)

Age (years, SD)

44.7 (17.1)

57.1 (16.9)

53.1 (14.8)

46.8 (13.9)

39.1 (16.9)

39.3 (14.7)

Time since first confirmed diagnosis (months, SD)

14.1 (12.0)

17.8 (8.7)

20.9 (12.5)

9.9 (10.1)

8.1 (6.9)

5.2 (6.1)

Duration of treatment (months, SD)

6.7 (5.5)

11.9 (8.0)

15.9 (9.2)

6.3 (5.4)

7.1 (8.0)

4.6 (7.4)

Education level

 Middle school or lower

58 (56.9)

91 (59.1)

52 (53.1)

42 (51.9)

43 (58.1)

112 (43.8)

 High school or higher

44 (43.1)

63 (40.9)

46 (46.9)

39 (48.1)

31 (41.9)

144 (56.2)

Family income

(RMB per month)

 < 5000

47 (46.1)

85 (55.2)

49 (50.0)

39 (48.1)

34 (45.9)

97 (37.9)

 5000–10,000

28 (27.5)

41 (26.6)

26 (26.5)

32 (39.5)

28 (37.8)

116 (45.3)

 > 10,000

27 (26.4)

28 (18.2)

23 (23.5)

10 (12.4)

12 (16.2)

43 (16.8)

Marital status

 Married

85 (83.3)

124 (80.5)

77 (78.6)

62 (76.5)

58 (78.4)

157 (61.3)

 Single or other

17 (16.7)

30 (19.5)

21 (21.4)

19 (23.5)

16 (21.6)

99 (38.7)

Religious beliefs

 Yes

18 (17.6)

41 (26.6)

28 (28.6)

28 (34.6)

21 (28.4)

65 (25.4)

 None

84 (82.4)

113 (73.4)

70 (71.4)

53 (65.4)

53 (71.6)

191 (74.6)

Employment status

 Employment

54 (52.9)

76 (49.4)

43 (43.9)

30 (37.0)

38 (51.4)

162 (63.3)

 Unemployment

48 (47.1)

78 (50.6)

55 (56.1)

51 (63.0)

36 (48.6)

94 (36.7)

Stage of cancer

 I

15 (14.7)

19 (12.3)

21 (21.4)

15 (18.5)

NA

77 (30.1)

 II

29 (28.4)

71 (46.1)

23 (23.5)

28 (34.6)

NA

87 (34.0)

 III

41 (40.2)

46 (29.9)

32 (32.7)

25 (30.9)

NA

74 (28.9)

 IV

17 (16.7)

18 (11.7)

22 (22.4)

13 (16.0)

NA

18 (7.0)

Type of therapy

 Chemo

41 (40.2)

63 (40.9)

45 (45.9)

57 (70.4)

56 (75.7)

146 (57.0)

 Radiation

23 (22.5)

32 (20.8)

30 (30.6)

31 (38.3)

13 (17.6)

54 (21.1)

 Surgery

22 (21.6)

84 (54.5)

57 (58.2)

37 (45.7)

10 (13.5)

138 (53.9)

Combordities

 None

25 (34.3)

55 (35.7)

26 (26.5)

25 (30.9)

40 (54.1)

152 (59.4)

 One

36 (35.3)

62 (40.3)

41 (41.8)

38 (46.9)

24 (32.4)

83 (32.4)

 Two or more

41 (40.2)

37 (24.0)

31 (31.7)

18 (22.2)

10 (13.5)

21 (8.2)