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Table 2 Characteristics of Cancer patients with and without Suicidal Ideation (N = 544)

From: A cross-sectional study on associations of physical symptoms, health self-efficacy, and suicidal ideation among Chinese hospitalized cancer patients

 

Without Suicidal

With Suicidal

t/χ2

p

Ideation (n = 401)

Ideation (n = 143)

n

%

n

%

Sex

    

0.90

0.302

 Men

198

75.6

64

24.4

  

 Women

203

72.0

79

28.0

  

Age (years)

    

4.26

0.119

 18–49

68

82.9

14

17.1

  

 50–64

204

72.3

78

27.7

  

 65+

129

71.7

51

28.3

  

Marital status

    

7.33

0.026

 Married

330

76.2

103

23.8

  

 Separated, divorced, bereaved

53

62.4

32

37.6

  

 Never married

18

69.2

8

30.8

  

Education

    

1.22

0.543

 Less than High school

194

72.1

75

27.9

  

 High school

105

73.4

38

26.6

  

 College or higher

102

77.3

30

22.7

  

Residence

    

3.59

0.058

 City

306

71.8

120

28.2

  

 Rural

95

80.5

23

19.5

  

Employment status

    

12.51

0.014

 Employed

85

85.9

14

14.1

  

 Unemployed

36

76.6

11

23.4

  

 Retired

242

70.6

101

29.4

  

 Farm work

36

72.0

14

28.0

  

 Other

2

40.0

3

60.0

  

Household income monthly

    

2.14

0.342

 ≤ 3000

102

71.3

41

28.7

  

 3000–5000

125

71.4

50

28.6

  

 5000+

174

77.0

52

23.0

  

Smoking habits

    

0.09

0.764

 No

258

74.1

90

25.9

  

 Yes

143

73.0

53

27.0

  

Drinking habits

    

1.40

0.237

 No

116

77.3

34

22.7

  

 Yes

285

72.3

109

27.7

  

Cancer diagnosis

    

5.40

0.494

 Digestive tract

116

73.4

42

26.6

  

 Lung

98

76.0

31

24.0

  

 Breast

75

72.8

28

27.2

  

 Gynecologic

39

75.0

13

25.0

  

 Brain and Neck

21

60.0

14

40.0

  

 Leukemia/Lymphoma

23

71.9

9

28.1

  

 Other

29

82.9

6

17.1

  

Stage of cancer

    

9.44

0.051

 I

39

75.0

13

25.0

  

 II

78

72.2

30

27.8

  

 III

132

81.0

31

19.0

  

 IV

148

68.2

69

31.8

  

 Unknown

4

100.0

0

0.0

  

Medical treatment, ever

    

9.03

0.108

 Surgery only

40

81.6

9

18.4

  

 Radion & Surgery + Radion

11

52.4

10

47.6

  

 Chemo & Surgery+Chemo

297

75.2

98

24.8

  

 Chemo+ Radion

12

66.7

6

33.3

  

 Surgery+Chemo+ Radion

33

68.8

15

31.3

  

 None of above

8

61.5

5

38.5

  

Metastasis

    

8.83

0.003

 No

198

79.8

50

20.2

  

 Yes

203

68.6

93

31.4

  

Depression

    

98.27

< 0.001

 None

381

80.9

90

19.1

  

 Mild

19

31.1

42

68.9

  

 Moderate or Serious

1

8.3

11

91.7

  

 Physical symptoms

 Pain

130

65.3

69

34.7

11.39

0.001

 Shortness of breath

51

60.7

33

39.3

8.66

0.003

 Insomnia

106

64.2

59

35.8

10.96

0.001

 Weakness

127

69.8

55

30.2

2.35

0.077

 Fatigue

100

71.4

40

28.6

0.57

0.258

 Nausea

26

59.1

18

40.9

5.28

0.02

 Lack of appetite

60

57.1

45

42.9

18.44

< 0.001

 Constipation

74

68.5

34

31.5

1.88

0.107

 Diarrhea

29

74.4

10

25.6

0.01

0.547

 Edema

28

75.7

9

24.3

0.08

0.476

 Cough

64

71.1

26

28.9

0.38

0.311

 Vomiting

11

61.1

8

44.4

2.54

0.095

 Fever

6

60.0

4

40.0

0.99

0.253

 Bloated

49

71.0

20

29.0

0.30

0.342

Health Self-efficacy Score

    

65.43

< 0.001

 High(≥50)

261

87.6

37

12.4

  

 Low(<50)

140

56.9

106

43.1

  
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