Characteristic

N

%

Sex

Male

211

65.5

Female

109

33.9

No response

2

0.6

Age

40 - 49 years

20

6.2

50 - 59 years

51

15.8

60 - 69 years

132

41.0

70 - 79 years

117

36.3

No response

2

0.6

Occupation

Unemployed

108

33.5

Employed

156

48.5

Housewife

56

17.4

No response

2

0.6

Household

Live alone

35

10.9

Live with family

285

88.5

No response

2

0.6

Cooker (multiple answers)

Oneself

147

45.7

Members of a family

192

59.7

Do not cook at home

14

4.3

No response

2

0.6

Gastrectomy type

Total gastrectomy

129

40.1

Distal gastrectomy

125

38.8

Pylorus preserving gastrectomy

30

9.3

Proximal gastrectomy

24

7.5

Segmental gastrectomy

8

2.5

Unknowns

3

0.9

No response

3

0.9

Time after surgery

Under 5 months

38

11.8

6 - 11 months

49

15.2

12 - 17 months

56

17.4

18 - 23 months

56

17.4

24 - 29 months

56

17.4

30 - 35 months

64

19.9

No response

3

0.9

Experience of post-gastrectomy disorder symptoms

Yes

13

4.0

No

307

95.3

No response

2

0.6