Quality of life after colorectal surgery: A prospective study of patients compared with their spouses

Table 1 Sociodemographic features of patients and their spouses (n = 100)

Sociodemographic features	Number of patients (male/female)	Number of spouses (male/female)
Type of surgery
APR (male/female)	33 (24/9)	33 (9/24)
LAR (male/female)	33 (17/16)	33 (16/17)
AR (male/female)	34 (15/19)	34 (19/15)
Age (yr)	57.4 ± 12.3 [57 (28-83)]	56.7 ± 12.1 [58 (26-85)]
Gender (male/female)	56/44	44/56
Educational level
Illiterate	6	12
Primary education	51	41
High school	26	32
College	17	15
Preoperative employment
Government employee	7	11
Self-employed	20	17
Retired	37	25
Unemployed	5	3
Housewife	31	44

Cells represent frequency except for age, mean ± SD [median (minimum-maximum)]. APR: Abdominoperineal resection; LAR: Low anterior resection; AR: Anterior resection.