Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of participant groups
Variables | Mean (SD) / n (%) | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|
|  | Patients (n = 158) | Healthy controls (n = 130) | p-Value |
Age (years) | 45.86 (10.56) | 44.55 (9.72) | 0.157 |
Education levels | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Primary school or below | 103 (65.2) | 65 (50.0) |  |
 High school | 34 (21.5) | 15 (11.5) |  |
 College or above | 21 (13.3) | 50 (38.5) |  |
Employment status | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Employed but on medical leave | 32 (20.3) | 100 (76.9) |  |
 Unemployed or retired | 126 (79.7) | 30 (23.1) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | 0.895 |
 Single | 9 (5.7) | 8 (6.2) |  |
 Married | 142 (89.9) | 117 (90.0) |  |
 Divorced | 6 (3.8) | 5 (3.8) |  |
 Widowed | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) |  |
Disease stage | |||
 Early stage | 81 (51.3) |  |  |
 Middle stage | 57 (36.1) |  |  |
 Advanced stage | 20 (12.6) |  |  |
Disease diagnosis | |||
 Cervical cancer | 98 (62.0) |  |  |
 Ovarian cancer | 28 (17.7) |  |  |
 Uterine cancer | 14 (8.9) |  |  |
 Other (e.g. GTN) | 18 (11.4) |  |  |
Types of treatment | |||
 Surgery | 37 (23.4) |  |  |
 Chemotherapy | 14 (8.9) |  |  |
 Surgery + chemotherapy | 71 (44.9) |  |  |
 Surgery + radiation + chemotherapy | 21 (13.3) |  |  |
 Radiation + chemotherapy | 15 (9.5) |  |  |