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Table 1 Gastrointestinal cancer patients' demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Anxiety and depression in patients with gastrointestinal cancer: does knowledge of cancer diagnosis matter?

 

Knew diagnosis (n = 68)

Did not know diagnosis (n = 74)

All (n = 142)

 

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

Age

   

Mean (SD)

50.2 (13.9)

58.2 (13.4)

54.1 (14.8)

Range

23–74

19–76

19–76

Gender

   

Male

34 (50.0)

45 (60.8)

79 (55.6)

Female

34 (50.0)

29 (39.2)

63 (44.4)

Marital status

   

Single

7 (10.3)

6 (8.1)

13 (9.2)

Married

59 (86.8)

63 (85.1)

122 (85.9)

Widowed

2 (2.9)

5 (6.8)

7 (4.9)

Educational status

   

Illiterate

23 (33.8)

55 (74.2)

78 (54.9)

Primary

28 (41.2)

15 (20.3)

43 (30.3)

Secondary

9 (13.2)

3 (4.1)

12 (8.5)

College/university

8 (11.8)

1 (1.4)

9 (6.3)

Cancer site

   

Esophagus

7 (10.3)

34 (45.9)

41 (28.9)

Stomach

22 (32.4)

20 (27.0)

42 (29.6)

Small intestine

1 (1.5)

4 (5.4)

5 (3.5)

Colon

26 (38.2)

5 (6.8)

31 (21.8)

Rectum

12 (17.6)

11 (14.9)

23 (16.2)

Time since diagnosis (months)

   

Mean (SD)

4.6 (3.0)

4.1 (3.2)

4.4 (3.2)

Range

1–12

1–12

1–12

Initial treatment

   

Surgery

54 (79.4)

37 (50.0)

91 (64.1)

Chemotherapy/radiotherapy

9 (13.2)

10 (13.0)

19 (13.4)

Best Supportive care

5 (7.4)

27 (36.5)

32 (22.5)

Anxiety score

   

0–7

27 (39.7)

48 (64.9)

75 (52.8)

8–21

41 (60.3)

26 (35.1)

67 (47.2)

Depression score

   

0–7

26 (38.2)

35 (47.3)

61 (43.0)

8–21

42 (61.8)

39 (52.7)

81 (57.0)