Table 1 Baseline characteristics among the music group and non-music group
Music group | Non-music group | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 50 | 50 | |
Female | 25 (50.0%) | 27 (54.0%) | 0.6889 |
Age | 59.9 ± 9.6 | 60.3 ± 11.3 | 0.8643 |
Marital status | 0.8415 | ||
Single | 6 (12.0%) | 6 (12.0%) | |
Married | 42 (84.0%) | 43 (86.0%) | |
Divorced | 2 (4.0%) | 1 (2.0%) | |
Living status | 0.4870 | ||
Live with spouse or children | 44 (88.0%) | 47 (94.0%) | |
Living alone or other type | 6 (12.0%) | 3 (6.0%) | |
Education | 0.1574 | ||
≦ 12 years | 25 (50.0%) | 18 (36.0%) | |
> 12 years | 25 (50.0%) | 32 (64.0%) | |
Life style | |||
Smoking | 22 (44.0%) | 22 (44.0%) | 1.0000 |
Alcohol drinking | 14 (28.0%) | 14 (28.0%) | 1.0000 |
Betel nut chewing | 19 (38.0%) | 11 (22.0%) | 0.0809 |
Listen to music frequency | 0.0639 | ||
Every day | 16 (32.0%) | 14 (28.0%) | |
A few days a week | 19 (38.0%) | 10 (20.0%) | |
Rarely listened to | 12 (24.0%) | 16 (32.0%) | |
not | 3 (6.0%) | 10 (20.0%) | |
Prefer music genres | |||
Musical instruments light music | 19 (38.0%) | 17 (34.0%) | 0.6769 |
Taiwanese old song | 29 (58.0%) | 30 (60.0%) | 0.8389 |
popular music | 12 (24.0%) | 12 (24.0%) | 1.0000 |
Rock jazz | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (4.0%) | 0.1531 |
BMI | 22.6 ± 4.4 | 24.1 ± 5.5 | 0.1637 |
Co-morbidity | |||
Diabetes mellitus | 16 (32.0%) | 12 (24.0%) | 0.3730 |
Hypertension | 12 (24.0%) | 14 (28.0%) | 0.6484 |
Cardiovascular disease | 2 (4.0%) | 7 (14.0%) | 0.0806 |
Sedative-hypnotics drug | 10 (20.0%) | 11 (22.0%) | 0.8061 |
Cancer type | 0.9118 | ||
Head and neck cancer | 14 (28.0%) | 15 (30.0%) | |
Breast cancer | 14 (28.0%) | 14 (28.0%) | |
Lung cancer | 10 (20.0%) | 10 (20.0%) | |
Colorectal cancer | 4 (8.0%) | 3 (6.0%) | |
Gynecological cancer | 7 (14.0%) | 5 (10.0%) | |
Other | 1 (2.0%) | 3 (6.0%) | |
Cancer stage | 0.4938 | ||
I | 10 (20.0%) | 8 (16.0%) | |
II | 11 (22.0%) | 18 (36.0%) | |
III | 14 (28.0%) | 12 (24.0%) | |
IV | 15 (30.0%) | 12 (24.0%) | |
Surgery treatment for cancer | 43 (86.0%) | 40 (80.0%) | 0.4245 |
Mask/Mold | 0.2797 | ||
Mask | 18 (36.0%) | 13 (26.0%) | |
Mold | 32 (64.0%) | 37 (74.0%) | |
Radiation dose | 58.3 ± 6.2 | 57.6 ± 6.5 | 0.5935 |
Number of radiations | 27.6 ± 5.4 | 27.6 ± 5.2 | 0.9851 |
Curative/Palliative | 0.3074 | ||
Curative | 47 (94.0%) | 49 (98.0%) | |
Palliative | 3 (6.0%) | 1 (2.0%) |