Variables | Burdened | Not Burdened | Mean diff (95%CI) ͣ or x2 (df)b | P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | Mean ± SD | n (%) | Mean ± SD | |||
Age |  | 66.7 ±12.15 |  | 67.89 ±13.91 | −1.724 (−5.17,1.72)a | 0.325 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.107 (1)b | 0.743 |
 Male | 61 (48.4) |  | 65 (51.6) |  |  |  |
 Female | 57 (46.3) |  | 66 (53.7) |  |  |  |
Diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | Â | 6.471 (1)b | 0.011 |
 Malignancy | 96 (52.2) |  | 88 (47.8) |  |  |  |
 Non -malignancy | 22 (33.8) |  | 43 (66.2) |  |  |  |
ECOG performance scale | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.167 (1)b | 0.682 |
 ECOG < 3 | 51 (45.9) |  | 60 (54.1) |  |  |  |
 ECOG ≥3 | 67 (48.6) |  | 71 (51.4) |  |  |  |