Table 1 Demographic and disease characteristics (n = 324)

Age

 Mean ± SD (years)

51.95 ± 9.79

Ethnicity

 Han

316 (97.5)

 Minority

8 (2.5)

Education

 Below high school

192 (59.3)

 High school

105 (32.4)

 College and above

27 (8.3)

Marital status

 Married

301 (92.9)

 Single

7(2.2)

 Divorced

7(2.2)

 Widow

9(2.8)

Employment

 Employed

114 (35.2)

 Retired

72 (22.2)

 Others

138 (42.6)

Chronic disease

 Yes

31 (9.6)

 No

293 (90.4)

BMI

 ≤ 18.4

13(4.0)

 18.5–23.9

164(50.6)

 24–27.9

116(35.8)

 ≥ 28

31(9.6)

Cancer diagnosis

 Ovarian

101 (31.2)

 Endometrial

74 (22.8)

 Cervical

149 (46.0)

Stage

 I

203(62.8)

 II

69(21.3)

 III

43(13.3)

 IV

9(2.7)

Prior treatment

 No treatment

210 (64.8)

 Surgery

35 (10.8)

 Chemotherapy

73 (22.5)

 Radiotherapy

1 (0.3)

 Surgery and chemotherapy

4(1.2)

 Surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy

1 (0.3)

Type of surgery

 Open

232 (71.4)

 MIS

92 (28.6)

ECOG PS

 0

251 (77.5%)

 1

61 (18.8%)

 2

12 (3.7%)