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Table 1 Distributions of anxiety symptoms and depressive symptoms in categorical demographic and clinical variables (n = 230)

From: Prevalence and predictors of anxiety and depressive symptoms among patients diagnosed with oral cancer in China: a cross-sectional study

 

N(%)

Anxiety symptoms

Depressive symptoms

No. (%)

×2

p

No. (%)

×2

p

Age

  < 60

156(67.8)

57(36.5)

0.036

0.849

105(67.3)

0.934

0.334

  ≥ 60

74(32.2)

28(37.8)

  

45(60.8)

  

Gender

 male

134(58.3)

49(36.6)

0.021

0.885

93(69.4)

2.479

0.115

 female

96(41.7)

36(37.5)

  

57(59.4)

  

Marriage

 Single/divorced /widow

26(11.3)

7(26.9)

1.267

0.260

10(38.5)

9.251

0.002

 Married/cohabitation

204(88.7)

78(38.2)

  

140(68.6)

  

BMI

 <18.5

8(3.5)

5(62.5)

2.803

0.246

6(75.0)

0.371

0.831

 18.5–23.9

118(51.3)

40(33.9)

  

76(64.4)

  

  ≥ 24

104(45.2)

40(38.5)

  

68(65.4)

  

Education

 Middle school or lower

100(43.5)

33(33.0)

1.184

0.553

66(66.0)

0.253

0.881

 High or secondary school

60(26.1)

24(40.0)

  

40(66.7)

  

 College or university

70(30.4)

28(40.0)

  

44(62.9)

  

Job state

 Regular employee

133(57.8)

54(40.6)

2.039

0.361

89(66.9)

0.429

0.807

 Retirement

34(14.8)

12(35.3)

  

21(61.8)

  

 Unemployed /temporary workers

63(27.4)

19(30.2)

  

40(63.5)

  

Income

  < 3000

141(61.3)

56(39.7)

1.191

0.275

94(66.7)

0.337

0.561

  ≥ 3000

89(38.7)

29(32.6)

  

56(62.9)

  

Residence

 Urban

145(63.0)

52(35.9)

0.267

0.605

92(63.4)

0.738

0.390

 Rural

85(37.0)

33(38.8)

  

58(68.2)

  

Smoking

 No

118(51.3)

43(36.4)

0.028

0.868

71(60.2)

2.722

0.099

 Yes

112(48.7)

42(37.5)

  

79(70.5)

  

Drinking alcohol

 No

135(58.7)

51(37.8)

0.095

0.752

86(63.7)

0.330

0.566

 Yes

95(41.30)

34(35.8)

  

64(67.4)

  

Family history

 No

215(93.5)

80(37.5)

0.090

0.764

138(64.2)

1.546

0.214

 Yes

15(6.5)

5(33.3)

  

12(80.0)

  

Distant metastasis

 No

216(94.0)

76(35.2)

4.779

0.029

138(63.9)

1.883

0.170

 Yes

14(6.0)

9(64.3)

  

12(85.7)

  
  1. Analysis was performed with x2 test
  2. N number, BMI Body Mass Index