Table 1 Patients’ and disease characteristics (n = 64)
From: Anxiety, depression and perceived stress among breast cancer patients: single institute experience
| Variable | Mean ± SD, range |
|---|---|
| Age | 52.29 ± 11.64, 30.0–75.0 |
| Family members | 5 ± 2, 1–13 |
| Number of children | 4 ± 2, 0–11 |
| Variable | No. (%) |
| Marital status | |
| Never married | 4 (6.3) |
| Married | 47 ( 73.4) |
| Widow | 13 (20.3) |
| Residence | |
| Rural | 14 (21.9) |
| Urban | 50 (78.1) |
| Education of the patients | |
| Illiterate | 32 (50.0) |
| Secondary | 29 (45.3) |
| Higher | 3 (4.7) |
| Education of the husband | |
| Illiterate | 26 (40.6) |
| Secondary | 33 (51.6) |
| Higher | 5 (7.8) |
| Occupation | |
| Housewife (n = 61) | 61 (95.3) |
| Working (n = 3) | 3 (4.7) |
| Occupation of the husband | |
| Manual worker | 43 (67.2) |
| Employee | 12 (18.8) |
| Retired | 9 (14.0) |
| Income | |
| Enough | 17 (26.6) |
| Not enough | 47 (73.4) |
| Medical comorbidity | |
| Present | 18 (28.1) |
| Absent | 46 (71.9) |
| Menopausal | |
| Premenopausal | 36 ( 56.3) |
| Postmenopausal | 28 (43.8) |
| Family history psychiatric disorder | |
| Yes | 6 (9.4) |
| No | 58 (90.6) |
| Disease characteristics | No. (%) |
| Stage | |
| I | 5 (7.8) |
| II | 16 (25.0) |
| III | 32 (50.0) |
| IV | 11 (17.2) |
| Surgery | |
| MRM | 46 (71.9) |
| CS | 7 (10.9) |
| No surgery | 11 (17.2) |