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Table 1 General and clinical characteristics of subjects

From: Predicting health-related quality of life in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: a structural equation approach using the self-control model

Characteristics

Categories

n (%)

Mean ± SD

Gender

Male

53(57.0)

 

Female

40(43.0)

Age (yrs)

<40

6(6.5)

59.35 ± 12.27

40–49

12(12.9)

50–59

27(29.0)

60–69

25(26.9)

≥70

23(24.7)

Smoking

Yes

11(11.8)

 

No

82(88.2)

Alcohol

Yes

4(4.3)

 

No

89(95.7)

Diagnosis type of cancer

Gastric cancer

9(9.7)

 

Colon cancer

9(9.7)

Head or neck cancer

13(14.0)

Gynecologic cancer

9(9.7)

Esophageal cancer

13(14.0)

Lung cancer

5(5.4)

Hematologic cancer

25(26.9)

Others

10(10.8)

Status of chemotherapy

Current

68(73.1)

 

Past

25(26.9)

Cycles of chemotherapy

≤5

43(46.2)

9.58 ± 11.32

6–10

22(23.7)

11–15

14(15.1)

16–20

6(6.5)

≥21

8(8.6)

Chemoagent dose reduction

Yes

29(31.2)

 

No

63(67.7)