Table 1 Patient Characteristics
Mean (SD) / N (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Variable | NICRH (outpatient department) (N = 189 ) | BSMMU (inpatient center) (N = 197 ) | P-Value1,2 |
Age | 49.6 (13.6) | 48.1 (13.8) | 0.282 |
Education | 5.1 (5.9) | 8.8 (6.6) | < 0.001 |
Financial Difficulty (3 to 9) | 8.3 (1.3) | 8.1 (1.5) | 0.134 |
Symptom Burden (0 to 40) | 14.2 (5.7) | 18.9 (4.9) | < 0.001 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 93 (49%) | 150 (76%) | < 0.001 |
Female | 96 (51%) | 47 (24%) | < 0.001 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â |
Not Married | 37 (20%) | 24 (12%) | 0.047 |
Married | 152 (80%) | 173 (88%) | 0.047 |