Table 3: Patient characteristics.
Characteristics |
Control arm |
Intervention arm |
Total (n=30) n(%) |
Age: median(range) |
72(70-79) |
75(71-89) |
73(70-89) |
Gender: Male Female |
14(46.67) 1(3.33) |
9(30) 6(20) |
23(76.67) 7(23.33) |
Marital Status: Married Single Widowed |
12(40) 0(0) 3(10) |
9(30) 1(3.33) 5(16.67) |
21(70) 1(3.33) 8(26.67) |
Highest Educational Attainment: Primary Secondary Third Level |
8(26.67) 5(16.67) 2(6.67) |
11(36.67) 4(13.33) 0(0) |
19(63.33) 9(30) 2(6.67) |
Type of Cancer (Primary Site): Prostate Rectum Endometrium Cervix NHL Vulva Bladder |
13(43.33) 1(3.33) 0(0) 0(0) 1(3.33) 0(0) 0(0) |
6 (20) 2(6.67) 1(3.33) 2(6.67) 2(6.67) 1(3.33) 1(3.33) |
19 (63.33) 3(10) 1(3.33) 2(6.67) 3(10) 1(3.33) 1(3.33) |
Type of Treatment: Radiotherapy alone Concurrent chemo-radiation (CRT) Neo-adjuvant CRT Radiotherapy and Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) |
2(6.67) 0(0) 1(3.33) 12(40) |
4(13.33) 4(13.33) 1(3.33) 6(20) |
6(20) 4(13.33) 2(6.67) 18(60) |
Note: Listed as proportions n(%), apart from age |