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
| Â | 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) |  |  |