Table 2 Overview of descriptive patient data (n = 854). All values were rounded to whole numbers
n | %* | Not clarified (n) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Department of treatment | |||
Cardiology | 153 | 18% | |
Gastroenterology | 200 | 23% | |
Gynaecology | 152 | 18% | 0 |
Oncology | 198 | 23% | |
Surgery | 151 | 18% | |
Sex | |||
Female | 417 | 50% | 13 |
Male | 424 | 50% | |
Education level | |||
No graduation | 15 | 2% | 35 |
Short-term secondary school (“Hauptschule”) | 192 | 23% | |
Elementary school (“Volksschule”) | 30 | 4% | |
Vocational school (“Berufsschule”) | 12 | 2% | |
School for handicapped children | 1 | 0% | |
Intermediate-term secondary high school (“Mittlere Reife”) | 256 | 31% | |
High school (“Abitur”) | 105 | 13% | |
University | 208 | 25% | |
Nationality | |||
German | 787 | 94% | 16 |
Italian | 9 | 1% | |
Turkish | 7 | 1% | |
Romanian | 3 | 1% | |
Other | 32 | 3% | |
> 60 years of age | 439 | 52% | 15 |
< 60 years of age | 400 | 48% | |
Cancer | 332 | 39% | 5 |