Table 1 Patients' demographic and clinical characteristics
| Â | All (n = 142) | Did not know diagnosis (n = 74) | Knew diagnosis (n = 68) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | No (%). | No. (%) | No. (%) | Â |
Age | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 |
Mean (SD) | 54.1 (14.8) | 58.2 (13.4) | 50.2 (13.9) | Â |
Range | 19–76 | 19–76 | 23–74 |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.19 |
Male | 79 (56) | 45 (61) | 34 (50) | Â |
Female | 63 (44) | 29 (39) | 34 (50) | Â |
Marital status* | Â | Â | Â | 0.71 |
Single | 13 (9) | 6 (8.1) | 7 (10.3) | Â |
Married | 122 (86) | 63 (85.1) | 59 (86.8) | Â |
Widowed | 7 95) | 5 (6.8) | 2 (2.9) | Â |
Educational status* | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 |
Illiterate | 78 (55) | 55 (74.3) | 23 (33.8) | Â |
Primary | 43 (30) | 15 (20.3) | 28 (41.2) | Â |
Secondary | 12 (8.5) | 3 (4.1) | 9 (13.2) | Â |
College/university | 9 (6.5) | 1 (1.4) | 8 (11.8) | Â |
Cancer site | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
Esophagus | 41 (29) | 34 (45.9) | 7 (10.3) | Â |
Stomach | 42 (30) | 20 (27) | 22 (32.4 | Â |
Small intestine | 5 (3) | 4 (5.4) | 1 (1.5) | Â |
Colon | 31 (22) | 5 (6.8) | 26 (38.2) | Â |
Rectum | 23 (16) | 11 (14.9) | 12 (17.6) | Â |
Time since diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mean (SD) | 4.4 (3.2) | 4.1 (3.2) | 4.6 (3.0) | 0.31 |
Range | 1–12 | 1–12 | 1–12 |  |