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World J Clin Oncol. Apr 24, 2025; 16(4): 102208
Published online Apr 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i4.102208
Published online Apr 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i4.102208
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with and without depression, n (%)
Characteristic | Non-depressed group (n = 221) | Depression group (n = 139) | P value |
Age (mean ± SD), years | 47.34 ± 8.914 | 51.66 ± 6.159 | < 0.001b |
BMI (mean ± SD) | 23.68 ± 3.19 | 24.60 ± 3.44 | 0.011a |
Marital status | 0.431 | ||
Married | 211 (95.48) | 135 (97.12) | |
Unmarried/divorced/widowed | 10 (4.52) | 4 (2.88) | |
Type of health insurance | 0.052 | ||
Urban employee health insurance | 155 (70.14) | 81 (58.27) | |
Urban and rural resident health insurance | 47 (21.27) | 45 (32.37) | |
Uninsured | 19 (8.60) | 13 (9.35) | |
Place of residence | < 0.001b | ||
Rural | 43 (19.46) | 54 (38.85) | |
Urban | 178 (80.54) | 85 (61.15) | |
Surgical approach | 0.286 | ||
No surgery | 59 (26.70) | 29 (20.86) | |
Total mastectomy | 109 (49.32) | 80 (57.55) | |
Breast conserving surgery | 53 (23.98) | 30 (21.58) | |
Smoking history | 0.574 | ||
Yes | 3 (1.36) | 1 (0.72) | |
No | 218 (98.64) | 138 (99.28) | |
Drinking history | 0.562 | ||
Yes | 1 (0.45) | 2 (1.44) | |
No | 220 (99.55) | 137 (98.56) | |
Family history of tumors | 0.602 | ||
Yes | 10 (4.52) | 8 (5.76) | |
No | 211 (95.48) | 131 (94.24) | |
Lymph node metastasis | 0.181 | ||
Yes | 139 (62.90) | 97 (69.78) | |
No | 82 (37.10) | 42 (30.22) | |
Treatment method | 0.269 | ||
Chemotherapy | 144 (65.16) | 82 (58.99) | |
Chemotherapy/targeted therapy | 64 (28.96) | 43 (30.94) | |
Radiotherapy/endocrine therapy/other | 13 (5.88) | 14 (10.07) | |
Education level | < 0.001b | ||
High school or above | 131 (59.28) | 23 (16.55) | |
Junior high school or below | 90 (40.72) | 116 (83.45) | |
Menopausal status | < 0.001b | ||
Yes | 136 (61.54) | 118 (84.89) | |
No | 85 (38.46) | 21 (15.11) | |
Adverse reactions | < 0.001b | ||
Yes | 84 (38.01) | 127 (91.37) | |
No | 137 (61.99) | 12 (8.63) | |
Duration of illness [M (P25, P75)] | 18.52 (3.00, 7.00) | 24.81 (3.00, 24.00) | 0.033a |
Tumor grade | < 0.001b | ||
I | 150 (67.87) | 12 (8.63) | |
II | 58 (26.24) | 66 (47.48) | |
III | 13 (5.88) | 61 (43.88) | |
Distant metastasis | < 0.001b | ||
Yes | 40 (18.10) | 53 (38.13) | |
No | 181 (81.90) | 86 (61.87) | |
Patient's monthly income, RMB yuan | < 0.001b | ||
< 3000 | 39 (17.65) | 128 (92.09) | |
≥ 3000 but < 5000 | 82 (37.10) | 8 (5.76) | |
≥ 5000 | 100 (45.25) | 3 (2.16) | |
Pain score [M (P25, P75)] | 0.06 (0.00, 0.00) | 3.86 (2.00, 5.00) | < 0.001b |
Level of physical activities | < 0.001b | ||
Active | 131 (59.28) | 7 (5.04) | |
Suitable | 83 (37.56) | 11 (7.91) | |
Insufficient | 7 (3.17) | 121 (87.05) | |
Family support level | < 0.001b | ||
Low level | 5 (2.26) | 35 (25.18) | |
Medium level | 10 (4.52) | 100 (71.94) | |
High level | 206 (93.21) | 4 (2.88) |
- Citation: Mao Y, Shi RX, Gao LM, Xu AY, Li JN, Wang B, Wu JY. Construction of a nomogram-based risk prediction model for depressive symptoms in middle-aged and young breast cancer patients. World J Clin Oncol 2025; 16(4): 102208
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v16.i4.102208