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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (n = 515)

From: Experiences with health care and health-related quality of life of patients with hematologic malignancies in Mexico

Variable

n (%)

Sociodemographic characteristics

 Women

262 (50.9)

Age, mean (SD)

48.6 (17.6)

  ≤ 45 years

206 (40.0)

 46 and < 65 years

202 (39.2)

  ≥ 65 years

107 (20.8)

Education

 Elementary school or less

151 (29.3)

 Secondary school

156 (30.3)

 High-school or higher

208 (40.4)

Married or free union

313 (60.8)

Hospital

 IMSS

328 (63.7)

 Ministry of Health

187 (36.3)

Type of cancer

 Lymphomaa

240 (46.6)

 Leukemiab

175 (34.0)

 Multiple myeloma

100 (19.4)

Time since cancer diagnosis

  ≤ 6 months

257 (49.9)

 7–12 months

194 (37.7)

  > 1 and ≤ 5 years

64 (12.4)

Advanced stages (III-IV)/High risk

365 (70.9)

Anxiety

78 (15.1)

Depression

66 (12.8)

  1. aLymphoma no Hodgkin: 173 participants (33.6%); Lymphoma Hodgkin: 67 participants (13.0%); bAcute lymphocytic leukemia: 111 participants (21.6%); Acute myelogenous leukemia: 64 participants (12.4%)