Table 1 Participants demographic and clinical characteristics
From: Effect of timing on baseline quality of life scores among surgical cancer patients
Characteristics | Time point baseline questionnaire was completed | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Preoperative (n = 133) | Postoperative (n = 150) | ||
Age (years), mean ± SD | 60.6 ± 11.1 | 58.5 ± 12.9 | 0.144 |
Gender, male (%) | 81 (60.9) | 87 (58.0) | 0.798 |
Country of birth, n (%) | 0.027 | ||
 Australia | 105 (78.9) | 103 (68.7) |  |
 Overseas | 28 (21.1) | 46 (30.7) |  |
 Missing data | – | 1 (0.7) |  |
Language spoken at home, n (%) | 0.020 | ||
 English | 130 (97.7) | 142 (94.7) |  |
 Other | 3 (2.3) | 8 (5.3) |  |
Marital status, n (%) | 0.157 | ||
 Single/divorced/widowed | 37 (27.8) | 45 (30.0) |  |
 Married/living with partner | 96 (72.2) | 103 (68.7) |  |
 Missing data | – | 2 (1.3) |  |
Highest level of education, n (%) | 0.230 | ||
 Undergraduate | 97 (72.9) | 120 (80.0) |  |
 Post graduate | 32 (24.1) | 27 (18.0) |  |
 Missing data | 4 (3.0) | 3 (2.0) |  |
Employment status, n (%) | 0.944 | ||
 Employed | 50 (37.6) | 59 (39.3) |  |
 Unemployed | 82 (61.7) | 89 (59.3) |  |
 Missing data | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.3) |  |
Health cover, n (%) | 0.182 | ||
 Private | 70 (52.6) | 72 (48.0) |  |
 No private health | 63 (47.4) | 78 (52.0) |  |
Type of cancer, n (%) | 0.054 | ||
 Recurrent | 93 (69.9) | 80 (53.3) |  |
 Advanced primary | 40 (30.1) | 69 (46.0) |  |
 Missing data | – | 1 (0.7) |  |