Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2017; 23(10): 1891-1898
Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1891
Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the patients (n = 356) n (%)
CharacteristicsNo. of patients1
Age (yr, mean ± SD)54.5 ± 13.5
Sex3412
Male213 (62.5)
Female128 (37.5)
Educational status3412
Junior high school182 (53.4)
Senior high school107 (31.4)
University47 (13.8)
Postgraduate and above5 (1.5)
Marital status3402
Single5 (1.5)
Married334 (98.2)
Divorced1 (0.3)
Employment3432
Yes268 (78.1)
No75 (21.9)
Location of tumor3422
Colon193 (56.4)
Rectum147 (43.0)
Both2 (0.6)
Metastasis3432
Yes102 (29.7)
No215 (62.7)
Unknown26 (7.6)
Time from first diagnosis (wk) Median (interquartile range)16.0 (33.8)