Table 1: Characteristics of Study Cohort
|
Characteristics
|
Therapy Groups
|
Study Cohort (n=856)
|
|
OP/RPP (n=507; 59.2%)
|
OP/RRP (n=91; 10.6%)
|
BT/HDR (n=112; 13.1%)
|
BT/LDR (n=146; 17.1%)
|
|
Status of Health Insurance (%)
|
|
Public
|
36.7
|
8.6
|
10.5
|
11.2
|
67.1
|
|
Private
|
22.6
|
2
|
2.6
|
5.8
|
32.9
|
|
Mean age (yr)
|
64.4
|
65.8
|
69.7
|
66.9
|
65.7
|
|
Median age (yr)
|
65
|
67
|
71
|
67
|
66
|
| Family Status (%) |
|
alone
|
12.7
|
18.5
|
13.6
|
11.2
|
13
|
|
not alone
|
86.8
|
81.5
|
86.3
|
88.8
|
86.7
|
|
n.s.
|
0.5
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.3
|
| Place of Residence (%) |
|
big city
|
25.6
|
23.5
|
35.6
|
23.5
|
26.4
|
|
City
|
22.2
|
27.5
|
12.6
|
20
|
20.9
|
|
small town
|
20.7
|
15.7
|
13.8
|
26.1
|
20.3
|
|
Village
|
30.8
|
29.4
|
37.9
|
28.7
|
31.3
|
|
n.s.
|
0.7
|
3.9
|
-
|
1.7
|
1.1
|
| Number of Children (%) |
|
0
|
5.7
|
2.3
|
2.7
|
5.8
|
5.1
|
|
1
|
29.4
|
38.6
|
28
|
15.5
|
27.5
|
|
2-3
|
58.1
|
45.5
|
57.3
|
64.1
|
58.1
|
|
>3
|
6.8
|
13.6
|
12
|
14.6
|
9.3
|
| Professional Status (%) |
|
Employed
|
27.3
|
18.5
|
8.1
|
24.6
|
23.6
|
|
Retired
|
70
|
79.6
|
92
|
72.8
|
74.2
|
|
Others
|
2.7
|
1.9
|
-
|
2.6
|
2.3
|
| Level of Education (%) |
|
HEEQ
|
33.9
|
11.1
|
25.3
|
29.5
|
30.6
|
|
no HEEQ
|
66.1
|
88.9
|
74.7
|
70.5
|
69.4
|