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