Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of enrolled patients (n = 1422)
Variables | Class | n | Percentage(%) | Variables | Class | n | Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Mean ± SD | 51.71 ± 13.64 | Regular residence (stay for one year or more) | Towns or cities | 980 | 68.9 | |
Min-Max | 19–98 | Rural areas | 442 | 31.1 | |||
Sex | Male | 533 | 37.5 | Religion belief | No | 1304 | 91.7 |
Female | 889 | 62.5 | Yes | 118 | 8.3 | ||
Education level | Less than high school | 622 | 43.7 | Health insurance | Uninsured | 55 | 3.9 |
High school | 351 | 24.7 | By private (commercial insurance) | 14 | 1.0 | ||
Bachelor/ junior college or above | 449 | 31.6 | By government | 1270 | 89.3 | ||
Marital status | Married | 1291 | 90.8 | By private and government | 83 | 5.8 | |
Unmarried / divorced / widowed | 131 | 9.2 | Lesion site | Lung | 317 | 22.3 | |
Number of adult children | None | 216 | 15.2 | Stomach | 99 | 7.0 | |
1 | 610 | 42.9 | Colorectum | 137 | 9.6 | ||
≥ 2 | 596 | 41.9 | Liver | 65 | 4.6 | ||
Occupation | Farmers or workers | 432 | 30.4 | Breast | 436 | 30.7 | |
Employees of the company | 212 | 14.9 | Esophagus | 44 | 3.1 | ||
Teachers or civil servants | 135 | 9.5 | Thyroid | 144 | 10.1 | ||
Individual business | 63 | 4.4 | Uterus | 42 | 3.0 | ||
Freelancers | 116 | 8.2 | Other | 265 | 18.6 | ||
Retiree | 304 | 21.4 | Number of lesion site | 1 | 1322 | 93.0 | |
Unemployed | 59 | 4.1 | > 1 | 100 | 7.0 | ||
Other | 101 | 7.1 | Time since diagnosis | < 1 month | 448 | 31.5 | |
Family per capita monthly income*(Yuan) | 0-1500 | 320 | 22.5 | 1–6 months | 463 | 32.6 | |
1501·-3000 | 396 | 27.9 | 6–12 months | 177 | 12.4 | ||
3001–5000 | 358 | 25.2 | 1–2 years | 145 | 10.2 | ||
5001–10,000 | 235 | 16.5 | 2–5 years | 112 | 7.9 | ||
> 10,000 | 113 | 7.9 | ≥ 5 years | 77 | 5.4 | ||