Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population
From: Cancer patients' attitudes towards Chinese medicine: a Hong Kong survey
Variables | No. of patients n(%) | Western medicine n(%) | Chinese medicine n(%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 786(100.0) | 337(42.9) | 449(57.1) | |
Age, years | 0.061 | |||
≦40 | 92(11.7) | 45(13.4) | 47(10.5) | |
41-50 | 218(27.7) | 78(23.1) | 140(31.2) | |
51-60 | 219(27.9) | 94(27.9) | 125(27.8) | |
≧61 | 257(32.7) | 120(35.6) | 135(30.5) | |
Gender | 0.285 | |||
Male | 339(43.1) | 138(40.9) | 201(44.8) | |
Female | 447(56.9) | 199(59.1) | 248(55.2) | |
Clinical setting | < 0.001 | |||
Chinese medicine Clinic | 117(14.9) | 2(0.6) | 115(25.6) | |
Western medicine Clinic | 669(85.1) | 335(99.4) | 334(74.4) | |
Marital status | 0.200 | |||
Married | 659(83.8) | 276(81.9) | 383(85.3) | |
Unmarried | 127(16.2) | 61(18.1) | 66(14.7) | |
Education level | 0.001 | |||
Elementary school | 244(31.0) | 120(35.6) | 124(27.6) | |
High school | 374(47.6) | 155(46.0) | 219(48.8) | |
College or University | 114(14.5) | 33(9.8) | 81(18.0) | |
Other | 54(6.9) | 29(8.6) | 25(5.6) | |