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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics by area of residence

From: Clinical outcomes in patients with solid tumors living in rural and urban areas followed via telemedicine: experience in a highly complex latin american hospital

Characteristics

Urban Area

n = 704

Rural Area

n = 566

Total

n = 1270

Age, year *

65 (54–75)

66 (57–75)

66 (55–75)

Gender

 

Female

495 (70.3%)

406 (71.7%)

901 (70.9%)

Male

209 (29.7%)

160 (28.3%)

369 (29.1%)

Comorbidities a

482 (68.5%)

371 (65.5%)

853 (69.7%)

Arterial hypertension

271 (38.5%)

248 (43.8%)

519 (42.4%)

Diabetes Mellitus

95 (13.5%)

89 (15.7%)

184 (15.0%)

Chronic kidney disease

42 (6.0%)

12 (2.1%)

54 (4.4%)

Coronary heart disease

45 (6.4%)

18 (3.2%)

63 (5.1%)

Respiratory system disease

24 (3.4%)

24 (4.2%)

48 (3.9%)

Tumor type

 

Breast

365 (51.8%)

316 (55.8%)

681 (53.6%)

Colon and rectum

63(8.9%)

42 (7.4%)

105 (8.3%)

Lung

24 (3.4%)

23 (4.1%)

47 (3.7%)

Prostate

87 (12.4%)

67 (11.8%)

154 (12.1%)

Esophagus/Gastric

12 (1.7%)

23 (4.1%)

35 (2.8%)

Head/Neck

22 (3.1%)

20 (3.5%)

42 (3.3%)

Melanoma

6 (0.9%)

7 (1.2%)

13 (1.0%)

Other

125 (17.8%)

68 (12.0%)

193 (15.2%)

  1. * Median (IQR)
  2. a A patient may have one or more of the following diseases: arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, coronary heart disease, chronic diseases of the respiratory system, and other comorbidities