Table 3 Relationship between the total number of cases and patients with depression as regarding patient’s and disease’s characteristics
From: Anxiety, depression and perceived stress among breast cancer patients: single institute experience
| Total (n = 64), no. (%) | Depression (n = 44) no. (%) | Test of significance | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | ||||
| Early | 21 (32.8) | 14 (31.8) | χ2 = 0.06 | 0.80 |
| Advanced | 43 (67.2) | 30 (68.2) | ||
| Surgery | ||||
| Done (MRM, CS) | 53 (82.8) | 36 (81.8) | FE = 0.09 | 1.00 |
| Not | 11 (17.2) | 8 (18.2) | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 17 (26.5) | 9 (20.5) | χ2 = 2.69 | 0.10 |
| Married | 47 (73.4) | 35 (79.5) | ||
| Menopause | ||||
| Pre | 36 (56.3) | 24 (54.5) | χ2 = 0.16 | 0.68 |
| Post | 28 (43.8) | 20 (45.5) | ||
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 14 (21.9) | 10 (22.7) | FE = 0.06 | 1.00 |
| Rural | 50 (78.0 | 34 (77.3) | ||
| Occupation | ||||
| Unemployed | 61 (95.3) | 43 (97.7) | FE = 1.83 | 0.17 |
| Employee | 3 (4.7) | 1 (2.3) | ||
| Education | ||||
| Illiterate | 33 (51.6) | 19 (43.2) | χ2 = 1.55 | 0.21 |
| Educated | 31 (48.4) | 25 (56.8) | ||
| Income | ||||
| Satisfactory | 17 (26.6) | 9 (52.9) | χ2 = 3.35 | 0.06 |
| Not satisfactory | 47 (73.4) | 36 (67.5) | ||