Table 2 Demographic and clinical factors association with anxiety and depression among CuTS patients
From: Determinants of anxiety and depression in patients with cubital tunnel syndrome
N | Depression | Anxiety | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Present(n = 44) | Absent(n = 202) | P value | Present(n = 35) | Absent(n = 211) | P value | ||
Demographic characteristics | |||||||
Age, n (%) | |||||||
> 50 years old | 181 | 31 (70.5) | 150 (74.3) | 28 (80) | 153 (72.5) | ||
≦50 years old | 65 | 13 (29.5) | 52 (25.7) | 0.604 | 7 (20) | 58 (27.5) | 0.352 |
Gender, n (%) | |||||||
Male | 66 | 16 (36.4) | 50 (24.8) | 5 (14.3) | 61 (28.9) | ||
Female | 180 | 28 (63.6) | 152 (75.2) | 0.115 | 30 (85.7) | 150 (71.1) | 0.071 |
Marital status, n (%) | |||||||
Married | 175 | 30 (68.2) | 145 (71.8) | 23 (65.7) | 152 (72.0) | ||
Single | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.5) | 0 | 1 (0.4) | ||
Divorced | 57 | 10 (22.7) | 47 (23.3) | 9 (25.7) | 47 (22.2) | ||
Widowed | 13 | 4 (9.1) | 9 (4.5) | 0.624 | 3 (8.5) | 10 (4.7) | 0.733 |
Education, n (%) | |||||||
University | 55 | 19 (43.2) | 36 (17.8) | 6 (17.1) | 49 (23.2) | ||
Primary and middle | 166 | 21 (47.7) | 146 (71.8) | 25 (71.4) | 141 (66.8) | ||
Illiterate | 25 | 4 (9.1) | 21 (10.4) | 0.001* | 4 (11.4) | 21 (9.9) | 0.721 |
Job status, n (%) | |||||||
Unemployed (%) | 31 | 12 (27.3) | 19 (9.4) | 5 (14.3) | 26 (12.3) | ||
Unskilled (%) | 35 | 9 (20.5) | 26 (12.9) | 4 (11.4) | 31 (14.7) | ||
Semiskilled/Skilled (%) | 147 | 19 (43.2) | 128 (63.4) | 19 (54.3) | 128 (60.7) | ||
Semi-professional/Professional (%) | 33 | 4 (9.1) | 29 (14.4) | 0.003* | 7 (20) | 26 (12.3) | 0.606 |
Socioeconomic status, n (%) | |||||||
High | 24 | 8 (18.2) | 16 (7.9) | 3 (8.6) | 21 (10) | ||
Medium | 101 | 15 (34.1) | 86 (42.6) | 10 (28.6) | 91 (43.1) | ||
Low | 121 | 21 (47.7) | 100 (49.5) | 0.103 | 22 (62.9) | 99 (46.9) | 0.206 |
Clinical characteristics | |||||||
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 44 | 18 (40.9) | 26 (12.9) | < 0.001* | 11 (31.4) | 33 (15.6) | 0.024* |
Hypertension, n (%) | 26 | 7 (15.9) | 19 (9.4) | 0.204 | 8 (22.9) | 18 (8.5) | 0.011* |
Tobacco use, n (%) | 18 | 4 (9.1) | 14 (6.9) | 0.618 | 4 (11.4) | 14 (6.6) | 0.313 |
Alcohol use, n (%) | 23 | 6 (13.6) | 17 (8.4) | 0.281 | 4 (11.4) | 19 (9.0) | 0.648 |
History of cancer, n (%) # | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.4) | 0.75 | 1 (2.8) | 0 | 0.85 |
Duration of symptoms, n (%) | |||||||
> 2 years | 124 | 25 (56.8) | 99 (49) | 18 (60) | 106 (37.6) | ||
≦2 years | 122 | 19 (43.2) | 103 (51) | 0.348 | 17((40) | 105 (62.4) | 0.896 |
QuickDASH score | 41 ± 4 | 42 ± 3 | 0.061 | 40 ± 5 | 41 ± 3 | 0.082 | |
Modified McGowan grade, n (%) | |||||||
Grade I CuTS | 88 | 24 (54.5) | 64 (33.7) | 14 (40) | 74 (35.1) | ||
Grade IIa CuTS | 45 | 0 | 45 (22.3) | 0 | 45 (21.3) | ||
Grade IIb CuTS | 59 | 11 (25) | 48 (23.8) | 12 (34.3) | 47 (22.3) | ||
Grade III CuTS | 54 | 9 (20.5) | 45 (22.3) | 0.003* | 9 (25.7) | 45 (21.3) | 0.021* |