Research Article
Assessment of Quality of Life (QoL) of Colorectal Cancer Patients using QLQ-30 and QLQ-CR 29 at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the study population.
| | Characteristic | No | % |
| Age
Below 40-year-old
From 41- to 50-year-old
From 51- to 60-year-old
Above 60-year-old |
10
20
32
56 |
8.5
16.9
27.1
47.5 |
| Gender
Male
Female |
64
54 |
54.2
45.8 |
| City
Jeddah
Riyadh
Others |
58
1
59 |
49.2
0.8
50.0 |
| Marital status
Single
Married
Divorced
Widow |
5
83
9
21 |
4.2
70.3
7.6
17.8 |
| Education level
Noneducated
Primary
Secondary School
High school
University |
24
18
13
26
37 |
20.3
15.3
11.0
22.0
31.4 |
| Employment status
No work
Government
Private
Retired |
42
20
5
51 |
35.6
16.9
4.2
43.2 |
| Income/month
Below 5000 SR
Between 5 to 10 thousand SR
Between 10 to 20 thousand SR
More than 20 thousand SR |
40
41
27
10 |
33.9
34.7
22.9
8.5 |
| Presence of comorbid disease
Diabetes mellitus
Asthma
Heart disease
Hypertension |
50
4
11
25 |
42.4
3.4
9.3
21.2 |
| Tumor location
Colon
Rectum |
77
41 |
65.3
34.7 |
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