Table 1 Lung cancer patients' characteristics
From: Does knowledge of cancer diagnosis affect quality of life? A methodological challenge
| Â | Study sample (n = 129) No. (%) | Did not know (n = 99) No. (%) | Knew (n = 30) No. (%) | P* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Male | 77 (60) | 58 (59) | 19 (63) | Â |
Female | 52 (40) | 41 (41) | 11 (37) | 0.64 |
Age (year) | ||||
Mean (SD) | 67.5 (9.1) | 68.4 (9.0) | 64.5 (8.7) | 0.04 |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 77 (60) | 55 (56) | 22 (73) | Â |
Widowed/single | 52 (40) | 44 (44) | 8 (27) | 0.08 |
Extent of disease | ||||
Limited | 101 (78) | 80 (80) | 21 (70) | Â |
Extensive | 28 (22) | 19 (20) | 9 (30)) | 0.21 |
Cell type | ||||
Non-small cell | 67 (52) | 57 (58) | 10 (33) | Â |
Small cell | 27 (21) | 12 (12) | 15 (50) | Â |
Unspecified | 35 (27) | 30 (30) | 5 (17) | < 0.0001 |
Performance status (score) | ||||
Normal activity (0) | 29 (23) | 23 (23) | 6 (20) | Â |
Symptoms (1) | 60 (47) | 47 (48) | 13 (43) | Â |
Sometimes in bed (2) | 25 (19) | 20 (20) | 5 (17) | Â |
Need to be in bed (3) | 15 (11) | 9 (9) | 6 (20) | Â |
Confined to bed (4) | 0 (00) | 0 (00) | 0 (00) | 0.44 |
Weight loss | ||||
Significant weight loss | 51 (40) | 39 (39) | 12 (40) | Â |
Weight steady | 40 (31) | 30 (31) | 10 (36) | Â |
Possible weight loss/no comment on case records | 38 (29) | 30 (31) | 8 (30) | 0.53 |