Variable | Frequency | N | % | χ2 | p-value |
Study Site AKUH JPMC |
99 137 |
259 229 |
38.2 60 | 22.7 | <0.001* |
Sex Males Females |
87 149 |
198 290 |
44 51 | 2.6 | 0.106 |
Age (years completed) 18 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 years & above |
21 43 74 54 44 |
46 82 124 127 109 |
46 52 60 42 40 | 11.56 | 0.021* |
Marital status Never married Married Widowed/divorced |
17 199 20 |
46 408 34 |
37 49 59 | 3.91 | 0.141 |
Site of cancer Head and neck Breast Gynecological Gastrointestinal Genitourinary Lungs Sarcoma Others (eye, skin & thymoma) |
62 76 27 45 7 8 4 7 |
114 158 61 96 23 12 13 11 |
54 48 44 47 30 67 31 64 | 9.36 | 0.227 |
Cancer stage I II III IV Unknown |
16 56 97 55 12 |
37 122 207 104 18 |
43 46 47 53 67 | 4.13 | 0.388 |
Socioeconomic quintiles Lowest quintile 2nd quintile 3rd quintile 4th quintile Highest quintile |
61 54 40 34 47 |
97 98 98 98 97 |
63 55 41 38 48 | 19.54 | 0.001* |
Substance users Current users Past users Non-users |
79 34 123 |
125 77 286 |
63 44 43 | 14.85 | 0.001* |
Past hospitalization Yes No |
80 156 |
193 295 |
41 53 | 6.10 | 0.013* |
Cancer treatment Chemotherapy Radiations Surgery Chemotherapy & radiation Chemotherapy & surgery Radiations & surgery Chemotherapy, radiation and surgery |
71 15 36 13 66 13 22 |
146 24 84 27 141 24 42 |
49 62 43 48 47 54 52 | 3.68 | 0.720 |