From: The economic burden of advanced gastric cancer in Taiwan
Patient characteristics |
Total (n = 118) |
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Age, mean ± SD | 59.6 ± 12.9 |
Follow-up days, mean ± SD | 397 ± 300 |
Being male | 63.6% |
Smoking history | |
Non-smoker | 64.4% |
Current smoker | 17.8% |
Former smoker | 12.7% |
Unknown | 5.1% |
Alcohol consumption | |
No alcohol use | 67.0% |
Light to moderate | 25.4% |
Heavy | 2.5% |
Unknown | 5.1% |
A history of Helicobacter pylori infection | |
Yes | 17.8% |
No | 43.2% |
Unknown | 39.0% |
A family history of gastric cancer | |
Yes | 4.2% |
No | 84.8% |
Unknown | 11.0% |
Patients alive at the time of data collection | 43.2% |