Table 3 Sociodemographic characteristics
|  | Oncology Institution | Total N = 95 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Northern (NOI) n = 53 | Central (COI) n = 42 | |||
Median [IQR] | Median [IQR] | Median [IQR] | ||
Age (years) | 72 [60,79] | 74 [59, 80] | 74 [60, 80] | |
N° family members for support | 3 [2, 4] | 3 [2, 3] | 3 [2, 4] | |
| Â | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Gender | Female | 32 (60.4) | 16 (38.1) | 48 (50.5) |
Male | 21 (39.6) | 26 (61.9) | 47 (49.5) | |
Marital status | Single | 5 (9.4) | 5 (11.9) | 10 (10.5) |
Married | 35 (66) | 26 (61.9) | 61 (64.2) | |
Divorced | 3 (5.7) | 2 (4.8) | 5 (5.3) | |
Widow | 10 (18.9) | 8 (19) | 18 (18.9) | |
Cohabitation | 0 | 1 (2.4) | 1 (1.1) | |
Location | North region | 48 (94.1) | 0 | 48 (51.6) |
Central region | 3 (5.9) | 40 (95.2) | 43 (46.2) | |
South region | 0 | 2 (4.8) | 2 (2.2) | |
Education | No studies | 11 (20.8) | 12 (28.6) | 23 (24.2) |
< high school | 34 (64.2) | 26 (61.9) | 60 (63.2) | |
High school | 6 (11.3) | 2 (4.8) | 8 (8.4) | |
Graduate | 2 (3.8) | 2 (4.8) | 4 (4.2) | |
Professional status | Retired | 39 (73.6) | 27 (64.3) | 66 (69.5) |
Homemaker | 2 (3.8) | 3 (7.1) | 5 (5.3) | |
Employed | 1 (1.9) | 2 (4.8) | 3 (3.2) | |
Unemployed | 0 | 2 (4.8) | 2 (2.1) | |
Disability status | 11 (20.8) | 8 (19) | 19 (20) | |
Religious | Yes | 52 (98.1) | 38 (90.5) | 90 (94.7) |
No | 1 (1.9) | 4 (9.5) | 5 (5.3) | |
|  |  | n = 52 | n = 38 | n = 90 |
Religious practice | Yes | 34 (65.4) | 15 (39.5) | 49 (54.4) |
No | 18 (34.6) | 23 (69.5) | 41 (45.6) | |
Religion type | Catholic | 48 (92.3) | 37 (97.4) | 85 (94.4) |
Christian | 1 (1.9) | 0 | 1 (1.1) | |
Jehovah’s Witness | 1 (1.9) | 1 (2.6) | 2 (2.2) | |
Spirituality | 1 (1.9) | 0 | 1 (1.1) | |
UCKG | 1 (1.9) | 0 | 1 (1.1) | |