Relationship between uncertainty in illness and fear of progression among lung cancer patients: The chain mediation model

Table 1 Participants’ demographic and clinical characteristics (n = 320)

Characteristics	Variable	Frequency	Percent (%)
Gender	Male	177	55.3
	Female	143	44.7
Age	40-49	134	41.8
	50-59	147	45.9
	> 60	39	12.3
Educational level	Primary or below	87	27.2
	Junior high	131	40.8
	Senior high	61	19.1
	University or above	41	12.9
Occupational status	Not working	64	20
	working	160	50
	Retired	96	30
Income	Low-income	154	48.1
	Middle-income	159	49.8
	High-income	7	2.1
Marital status	Married	308	96.3
	Divorced/widowed	12	3.7
Residence	Rural	144	45.1
	Urban	176	54.9
Cancer stage	Stage I	36	11.2
	Stage II	171	53.5
	Stage III	68	21.3
	Stage IV	45	14