Table 2 Anxiety and depression scores for patients with gastrointestinal cancer by age, gender, marital status, educational status, cancer site and knowledge of diagnosis

19–29

8.4 (4.6)

8.0 (4.3)

30–39

10.6 (5.1)

8.9 (3.7)

40–49

9.1 (3.9)

9.4 (4.3)

50–59

7.8 (3.9)

8.5 (4.0)

≥60

6.2 (4.4)

8.1 (3.6)

ANOVA

F = 3.87

F = 0.50

P value

0.005*

0.73

Gender

Male

7.0 (4.7)

8.4 (4.0)

Female

8.3 (4.2)

8.6 (3.7)

t-test

-1.63

-0.021

P value

0.1

0.83

Marital status

Single

6.8 (2.7)

6.5 (2.9)

Married

7.7 (4.6)

8.6 (3.9)

Widowed

8.1 (5.1)

10.6 (3.1)

ANOVA

F = 0.24

F = 2.75

P value

0.78

0.06

Educational status

Illiterate

7.2 (4.3)

8.6 (3.6)

Primary

7.2 (4.6)

7.6 (3.5)

Secondary

10.3 (4.9)

10.1 (5.9)

College/university

9.4 (3.2)

9.1 (3.4)

ANOVA

F = 2.33

F = 1.64

P value

0.07

0.18

Cancer site

Esophagus

6.8 (4.5)

8.2 (3.5)

Stomach

8.0 (4.5)

8.9 (3.5)

Small intestine

5.0 (2.8)

8.2 (1.3)

Colon

8.4 (3.2)

7.8 (3.6)

Rectum

7.9 (5.8)

9.3 (5.4)

ANOVA

F = 1.11

F = 0.67

P value

0.35

0.61

Initial treatment

Surgery

8.1 (4.4)

8.2 (3.9)

Chemotherapy/radiotherapy

6.6 (4.0)

8.7 (3.1)

Best Supportive care

6.9 (4.8)

8.9 (4.1)

ANOVA

F = 1.30

F = 0.36

P value

0.27

0.69

Knowledge of diagnosis

Yes

9.1 (4.2)

9.1 (4.1)

No

6.3 (4.4)

7.9 (3.6)

t-test

3.83

1.94

P value

<0.0001

0.05