Table 1 Characteristics of the participants (N = 229)
Characteristics | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Age group | ||
60–64 | 74 | 32.3 |
65–69 | 79 | 34.5 |
70–74 | 46 | 20.1 |
 ≥ 75 | 30 | 13.1 |
Sex | ||
Male | 182 | 79.5 |
Female | 47 | 20.5 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 215 | 93.9 |
Not married | 14 | 6.1 |
Education level | ||
Uneducated and primary school | 106 | 46.3 |
Middle school | 67 | 29.3 |
High school and above | 56 | 24.4 |
Health Insurance | ||
UEBMI | 77 | 32.6 |
URRBMI | 149 | 65.1 |
Other | 3 | 1.3 |
Monthly household income, Chinese Yuan | ||
 < 1000 | 46 | 20.1 |
1000–3000 | 72 | 31.4 |
3000–5000 | 70 | 30.6 |
5000–10,000 | 41 | 17.9 |
Cancer site | ||
Lung | 103 | 45.0 |
Stomach | 45 | 19.6 |
Esophagus | 28 | 12.2 |
Colorectal | 24 | 10.5 |
Other (Liver, head and neck, bladder) | 29 | 12.7 |
Cancer stage now | ||
I | 48 | 20.9 |
II | 38 | 16.6 |
III | 62 | 27.1 |
IV | 81 | 35.4 |
Type of treatment* | ||
Surgery | 118 | 51.5 |
Chemotherapy | 154 | 67.2 |
Radiation | 55 | 24.0 |
Comorbidity | ||
0 | 150 | 65.5 |
1 | 58 | 25.3 |
 ≥ 2 | 21 | 9.2 |
Diagnosis year | ||
 ≤ 1 year | 154 | 67.2 |
 ≥ 2 years | 75 | 32.8 |