Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of 245 enrolled cancer patients
From: Cross-cultural validation of health literacy measurement tools in Italian oncology patients
Characteristics | N | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 92 | (37.6) |
Female | 153 | (62.4) |
Age (years) | ||
18–45 | 54 | (22.0) |
46–49 | 35 | (14.3) |
50–54 | 49 | (20.0) |
55–59 | 49 | (20.0) |
60–65 | 58 | (23.7) |
Median (min-max) | 54 (18–65) | |
Education | ||
None/Primary school | 16 | (6.5) |
Secondary school | 63 | (25.7) |
High school | 124 | (50.6) |
University or higher | 42 | (17.1) |
Marital status | ||
Single/Widowed/Divorced | 64 | (26.1) |
Married/Cohabitant | 181 | (73.9) |
Geographic area | ||
Northern Italy | 101 | (41.2) |
Central Italy | 114 | (46.5) |
Southern Italy | 30 | (12.2) |