Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of the studied breast cancer patients (n = 230)
From: Economic burden of breast cancer: a case of Southern Iran
Characteristics | Â | Number of patients (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 0 (0) |
Female | 230 (100) | |
Marital status | Married | 177 (77) |
Single | 53 (23) | |
Age groups (years) | 28–42 | 58 (25.2) |
42–64 | 145 (63) | |
64≤ | 27 (11.8) | |
Education level | Illiterate | 6 (2.6) |
Lower than diploma | 138 (60) | |
Academic degrees | 86 (37.4) | |
BMI | < 18.5 | 2 (0.9) |
18.5–24.9 | 58 (25.2) | |
25-29.9 | 120 (52.2) | |
30< | 50 (21.7) | |
Smoking | Yes | 24 (10.4) |
No | 206 (89.6) | |
Type of medical center | Public | 50 (21.7) |
Public- Private | 180 (78.3) | |
Having supplementary health insurance coverage | Yes | 108 (46.9) |
No | 122 (53.1) | |
Monthly Income (USD) | < 952 | 11 (4.8) |
952–1429 | 49 (21.3) | |
1429–1905 | 128 (55.6) | |
> 1905 | 42 (18.3) | |
Habitation status | Non-native | 151 (65.65) |
Native | 79 (34.35) | |
Stages | I | 9 (4) |
II | 58 (25.2) | |
III | 103 (44.8) | |
IV | 60 (26) |