Table 1 Baseline and clinical characteristics of the study population
From: Hospitalization costs of oral cancer patients in Southeast of China: a quantile regression analysis
Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 718(64.45) |
Female | 396(35.55) |
Age (years) | |
< 50 | 247(22.17) |
50–60 | 278(24.96) |
60–70 | 326(29.26) |
≥ 70 | 263(23.61) |
Occupation | |
Farmer | 241(21.63) |
Worker | 106(9.52) |
Office worker and other | 767(68.85) |
Education level | |
Illiteracy | 58(5.24) |
Primary-middle school | 772(69.74) |
High school and above | 277(25.02) |
BMI (kg/m2) | |
18.5–23.9 | 643(57.72) |
< 18.5 | 133(11.94) |
≥ 24 | 338(30.34) |
Pathological grading | |
Well | 378(47.55) |
Moderate-poor | 417(52.45) |
TNM stage | |
I | 146(16.80) |
II | 191(21.98) |
III | 175(20.14) |
IV | 357(41.08) |
Surgery | |
No | 125(11.60) |
Yes | 953(88.40) |
Adjuvant therapy | |
No | 487(48.26) |
RT | 232(22.99) |
CT | 84(8.33) |
CRT | 206(20.42) |
Length of stay (days) | |
< 12 | 260(23.34) |
12–19 | 273(24.51) |
19–26 | 292(26.21) |
≥ 26 | 289(25.94) |
Tumor location | |
Tongue | 382(34.51) |
Gum | 96(8.67) |
Floor of mouth | 68(6.14) |
Buccal mucosa | 126(11.38) |
Palate | 80(7.23) |
Others | 355(32.07) |
Method of payment | |
BMIUE | 634(57.07) |
BMIUR | 126(11.34) |
NRCMS | 295(26.55) |
Entire self-pay | 56(5.04) |