Table 4 Willingness of patients to participate in cancer clinical trials
Variable | Willingness for clinical trial (%) | P -value |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 163/233 (70.0) | 0.023a |
Female | 167/277(60.3) | |
Age (years) | ||
⩽30 | 8/12 (66.7) | 0.381b |
30< to ⩽40 | 36/59 (61.0) | |
40< to ⩽50 | 68/114 (59.6) | |
50< to ⩽60 | 87/125 (69.6) | |
60< to ⩽70 | 103/157 (65.6) | |
<70 | 28/43 (65.1) | |
Line | ||
Neoadjuvant | 14/25 (56.0) | 0.003b |
Adjuvant | 93/167 (55.7) | |
Metastatic, first line | 105/156 (67.3) | |
Metastatic, second line | 54/76 (71.1) | |
Metastatic, third line | 35/46 (76.1) | |
Metastatic, fourth line | 14/20 (70.0) | |
Metastatic, fifth line | 8/10 (80.0) | |
Metastatic, sixth line | 6/8 (75.0) | |
Metastatic, seventh line | 1/2 (50.0) | |
Marital status | ||
Single | 22/34 (64.7) | 0.886a |
Married | 268/415 (64.6) | |
Bereavement | 20/29 (69.0) | |
Divorced | 13/18 (72.2) | |
Educational degree | ||
Postgraduate | 24/36 (66.7) | 0.775b |
University | 95/152 (62.5) | |
High school | 119/179 (66.5) | |
Middle school | 35/53 (66.0) | |
Elementary school | 35/57 (61.4) | |
Uneducated | 8/10 (80.0) | |
Economic status | ||
>5c | 38/61 (62.3) | 0.887b |
5⩾ to >4 | 31/46 (67.4) | |
4⩾ to >3 | 50/75 (66.7) | |
3⩾ to >2 | 39/58 (67.2) | |
2⩾ to >1 | 56/90 (62.2) | |
1⩾ | 83/125 (66.4) | |
Religion | ||
Buddhism | 94/159 (59.1) | 0.205a |
Christian | 92/146 (63.0) | |
Catholicism | 53/73 (72.6) | |
Others | 53/78 (67.9) | |
Private cancer insurance | ||
Yes | 152/243 (62.6) | 0.392a |
No | 163/246 (66.3) | |
Distance from clinic | ||
⩽2 h | 226/337 (67.1) | 0.120a |
>2 h | 104/173 (60.1) | |
Awareness of clinical trial | ||
Yes | 284/421 (67.5) | 0.004a |
No | 46/89 (51.7) |
