Better Survival with Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy Than with Conventional Radiotherapy for Cervical Cancer: A Population-Based Study

Table 1

Demographic characteristics and comorbidities of cervical cancer patients in the 2D and 3D groups.

	2D		3D		P  value
	(𝑛=132)		(𝑛=644)
	𝑛	%	𝑛	%
Age (in years)					0.67
0–44	16	12.1	83	12.9
45–54	32	24.2	183	28.4
55–64	36	27.3	152	23.6
65–74	33	25.0	139	21.6
75+	15	11.4	87	13.5
Diabetes mellitus					0.01
Yes	41	31.1	138	21.4
No	91	68.9	506	78.6
Hypertension					0.75
Yes	54	40.9	273	42.4
No	78	59.1	371	57.6
Coronary heart disease					0.13
Yes	35	26.5	133	20.7
No	97	73.5	511	79.3
Hyperlipidemia					0.13
Yes	41	31.1	160	24.8
No	91	68.9	484	75.2
Side effects					0.04
Yes	41	31.1	148	23.0
No	91	68.9	496	77.0
Urbanization level					0.18
Urban	27	20.5	189	29.3
Suburban	65	49.2	270	41.9
Rural	39	29.5	177	27.5
Other	1	0.8	8	1.2
Geographic region					0.60
Northern	50	37.9	289	44.9
Central	49	37.1	197	30.6
Southern	3	2.3	14	2.2
Eastern	29	22.0	139	21.6
Other	1	0.8	5	0.8
EC					0.06
EC 1, 2	32	24.2	111	17.2
EC 3	50	37.9	221	34.3
EC 4	20	15.2	96	14.9
Other	30	22.7	216	33.5

EC indicates enrollee category.