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Table 1 Characteristics of Syrian refugee patients

From: Cancer among syrian refugees living in Konya Province, Turkey

Characteristics

Adult

Children

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Median

Range

Median

Range

Median

Range

Median

Range

Median

Range

Median

Range

Age (years)

52.4

16.7–81.8

47.3

17.0–94.0

49.0

16.7–94.0

5.78

0.2–13.1

5.97

0.6–15.6

5.81

0.2–15.6

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Country of first diagnosis

Turkey

97

85.1

82

70.7

179

77.8

19

95.0

17

94.4

36

94.7

Syria

16

14.0

34

29.3

50

21.7

1

5.0

1

5.6

2

5.3

Other*

1

0.9

1

0.4

Country of residence during the last three years

Turkey

76

66.7

70

60.3

146

63.5

19

95.0

13

72.2

32

84.2

Syria

20

17.5

21

18.1

41

17.8

5

27.8

5

13.2

Missing data

18

15.8

25

21.6

43

18.7

1

5.0

1

2.6

Country of residence during treatment

Turkey

104

91.2

102

87.9

206

89.6

19

95.0

15

83.3

34

89.5

Syria*

4

3.5

3

2.6

7

3.0

3

16.7

3

7.9

Missing data

6

5.3

11

9.5

17

7.4

1

5.0

1

2.6

Smoking

Yes

46

40.4

3

2.6

49

21.3

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

No

21

18.4

90

77.6

111

48.3

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Missing data

47

41.2

23

19.8

70

30.4

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total

114

100.0

116

100.0

230

100.0

20

100.0

18

100.0

38

100.0

  1. N/A non-applicable
  2. *Visiting Turkey just for treatment and returning back to Syria while holding refugee status (Visiting Refugee)