Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics (N = 269)
Demographic variables | n (%) | Depressive symptoms | Anxiety symptoms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | F/t | P | Mean ± SD | F/t | P | ||
Age (Years) | Â | Â | 2.753 | 0.066 | Â | 5.658 | 0.004 |
≤ 45 | 52(19.3) | 28.77 ± 11.91 |  |  | 56.48 ± 13.97 |  |  |
46–55 | 91(33.8) | 31.35 ± 9.78 |  |  | 61.62 ± 11.00 |  |  |
> 55 | 126(46.9) | 28.07 ± 10.02 |  |  | 56.81 ± 10.30 |  |  |
Education level | Â | Â | 1.337 | 0.182 | Â | 0.794 | 0.428 |
Middle school or below | 183(68.0) | 29.89 ± 9.12 |  |  | 58.75 ± 10.24 |  |  |
Junior school and above | 86(32.0) | 28.08 ± 12.67 |  |  | 57.56 ± 13.89 |  |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | 4.882 | 0.028 | Â | 3.806 | 0.052 |
Married/living with a partner | 253(94.3) | 29.60 ± 10.12 |  |  | 58.73 ± 11.26 |  |  |
Single/widowed/divorced | 16(5.7) | 24.81 ± 13.73 |  |  | 52.75 ± 14.25 |  |  |
Income (Yuan per month) | Â | Â | -0.370 | 0.712 | Â | -1.560 | 0.120 |
< 3000 | 172(64.0) | 29.14 ± 9.78 |  |  | 57.55 ± 11.35 |  |  |
≥ 3000 | 97(36.0) | 29.63 ± 11.46 |  |  | 59.82 ± 11.73 |  |  |
New diagnosis | Â | Â | 1.035 | 0.310 | Â | 0.004 | 0.951 |
Yes | 237(88.1) | 28.48 ± 10.43 |  |  | 57.54 ± 11.41 |  |  |
No | 32(11.9) | 35.53 ± 7.86 |  |  | 64.56 ± 10.57 |  |  |
Metastasis | Â | Â | 1.735 | 0.189 | Â | 0.379 | 0.539 |
No | 190(70.6) | 29.59 ± 10.24 |  |  | 59.14 ± 11.20 |  |  |
Yes | 79(29.4) | 28.66 ± 10.82 |  |  | 56.53 ± 12.12 |  |  |
Cancer stage | Â | Â | 1.978 | 0.140 | Â | 1.732 | 0.179 |
I | 60(22.3) | 28.27 ± 13.87 |  |  | 57.43 ± 14.57 |  |  |
II | 147(54.6) | 28.79 ± 8.49 |  |  | 57.76 ± 9.87 |  |  |
III + IV | 62(23.1) | 31.58 ± 10.46 |  |  | 60.74 ± 11.71 |  |  |