Table 1 Characteristics of study participants
Socio-demographic characteristics | N (%) | Medical characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age [Mean ± SD] | [59.6 ± 10.2 y] | Cancer types |  |
 40 ≤ y < 60 | 247 (48.2) |  Stomach | 106 (20.7) |
 ≥ 60 y | 265 (51.8) |  Lung | 39 (7.6) |
Gender |  |  Liver | 42 (8.2) |
 Female | 262 (51.2) |  Colon/Rectum | 74 (14.5) |
 Male | 250 (48.8) |  Breast | 113 (22.1) |
Marital status |  |  Cervix | 14 (2.7) |
 Not married (single, divorced, widowed) | 87 (17.0) |  Others | 124 (24.2) |
 Married | 425 (83.0) | Stage |  |
Education |  |  In situ & local | 282 (55.1) |
 Less than high school | 165 (32.2) |  Regional | 230 (44.9) |
 High school and above | 347 (67.8) | Comorbidity |  |
Monthly household income |  |  No | 189 (36.9) |
 <2 million won | 361 (70.5) |  Yes | 323 (63.1) |
 ≥2 million won | 151 (29.5) | Years since diagnosis [Mean±SD] | [5.1 ± 3.3 y] |
Insurance |  |  2 ≤ y <5 | 327 (63.8) |
 Medicaid/none/others | 94 (18.4) |  ≥5 y | 185 (36.1) |
 National health insurance | 418 (81.6) |  |  |