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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the patients with oesophageal carcinoma

From: Changes in quality of life following initial treatment of oesophageal carcinoma: a cohort study from Sri Lanka

Characteristic

No. (N = 51)

%

Sex

 Male

36

70.6

 Female

15

29.4

Age

 30–39

2

3.9

 40–49

7

13.7

 50–59

15

29.4

 60–69

16

31.4

 70–79

11

21.6

Current civil status

 Married

43

84.3

 Unmarried/widowed

8

15.7

Highest educational qualifications

 Primary and lower

16

31.4

 Secondary education

34

66.6

 Tertiary education

1

2.0

Employment status

 Currently employed

31

60.8

 Previously employed

13

25.5

 Never employed

7

13.7

Social statusa

 Social class I – Leading professions

1

2.0

 Social class II – Lesser professions

2

3.9

 Social class III- Skilled workers and non-manual workers

15

29.4

 Social class IV – Partly skilled workers

15

29.4

 Social class V- Unskilled workers

18

35.3

Monthly family income (USD)b

< 126

25

49.0

 127–315

21

41.2

 316–630

5

9.8

  1. aClassification based on the occupation
  2. b1 USD = LKR 158.73