Table 1 Descriptive analysis of patients’ personal and clinical characteristics according to the study phases
Variables | Subsample (n = 30) | Sample (n = 225) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 12 (40) | 113 (50.2) |
Female | 18 (60) | 112 (49.8) |
Marital status | ||
Single | 9 (30) | 50 (22.2) |
Married | 18 (60) | 119 (52.9) |
Widower | 3 (10) | 34 (15.1) |
Divorced | 0 (0) | 22 (9.8) |
Educational level | ||
Elementary | 9 (30) | 72 (32) |
Basic | 11 (36.7) | 80 (35.6) |
High school | 8 (26.7) | 66 (29.3) |
Higher education | 2 (6.7) | 7 (3.1) |
Professional activity | ||
Active | 24 (80) | 144 (64) |
Inactive | 6 (20) | 81 (36) |
Cancer: primary site | ||
Uterus | 8 (26.7) | 39 (17.3) |
Stomach | 3 (10) | 34 (15.1) |
Liver | 6 (20) | 20 (8.9) |
Lung | 3 (10) | 26 (11.6) |
Prostate | 1 (3.3) | 20 (8.9) |
Leukemia | 2 (6.7) | 15 (6.7) |
Breast | 1 (3.3) | 10 (4.4) |
Lymphoma | 0 (0) | 6 (2.7) |
Kidney | 3 (10) | 9 (4) |
Osteosarcoma | 1 (3.3) | 5 (2.2) |
Esophagus | 0 (0) | 5 (2.2) |
Penis | 0 (0) | 4 (1.8) |
Multiple myeloma | 0 (0) | 4 (1.8) |
Others | 2 (6.7) | 28 (12.44) |
Type of treatment | ||
Palliative | 21 (70) | 115 (51.1) |
Curative | 4 (13.3) | 72 (32) |
Both | 5 (16.7) | 38 (16.9) |
Current treatment | ||
Drug therapy | 26 (86.7) | 122 (54.2) |
Chemotherapy | 3 (10) | 69 (30.7) |
Radiotherapy | 0 (0) | 11 (4.9) |
Surgical | 1 (3.3) | 23 (10.2) |
Metastasis | ||
Yes | 15 (50) | 129 (57.3) |
No | 15 (50) | 96 (42.7) |