Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics according to the time of colorectal cancer diagnosis before and during COVID-19.
Variables | Period | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Pre-COVID-19 (n = 108) | COVID-19 (n = 118) | ||
Age at time of diagnosis | |||
Median (SD) | 60,4 (11,1) | 61,4 (12,2) | 0,510t |
Range | (32–84) | (35–84) | |
Sex | |||
Female | 66 (61,11%) | 72 (61,02%) | 0,988q |
Male | 42 (38,89%) | 46 (38,98%) | |
Skin color* | |||
White | 24 (23,53%) | 26 (22,22%) | 0,821q |
Black | 8 (7,84%) | 7 (5,98%) | |
Brown | 70 (68,63%) | 84 (71,79%) | |
Education* | |||
Illiterate | 3 (4,29%) | 2 (2,11%) | 0,498mc |
Unfinished elementary education | 18 (25,71%) | 32 (32,68%) | |
Finished elementary education | 24 (34,29%) | 28 (28,47%) | |
Finished secondary education | 15 (21,43%) | 25 (25,32%) | |
Finished higher education | 10 (14,29%) | 8 (8,42%) | |
Place of residence | |||
Belo Horizonte | 64 (59,26%) | 62 (52,54%) | 0,378f |
Others | 44 (40,74%) | 56 (47,46%) | |
Location of diagnosis | |||
Research Institution | 87 (80,59%) | 100 (84,69%) | 0,405q |
Others | 21 (19,41%) | 18 (15,31%) | |