Assessing the current situation and the influencing factors affecting perceived stigma among older patients after leukemia diagnosis

Table 4 Univariate analysis

Variable	n	SIS-total	t/F	P value
Age (a)			-4.006	< 0.05
65-75	50	41.94 ± 3.61
> 75	70	44.79 ± 3.99
Sex			-1.030	0.305
Male	53	43.17 ± 3.78
Female	67	43.94 ± 4.29
Marital status			1.053	0.352
Single	6	42.00 ± 3.90
Married	89	43.90 ± 4.28
Divorced/widowed	25	42.92 ± 3.23
Education level			4.231	0.0171
Junior high school and below	33	42.37 ± 3.27
High school or technical secondary school	44	43.73 ± 3.94
College or above	43	45.03 ± 4.75
Smoking			-3.865	< 0.05
No	78	42.60 ± 3.81
Yes	42	45.45 ± 3.93
Drinking			-1.393	0.166
No	51	43.00 ± 3.82
Yes	69	44.04 ± 4.22
Medical history			0.259	0.796
No	62	43.69 ± 4.40
Yes	58	43.50 ± 3.72
Average monthly family income (CNY)			4.522	0.0131
< 3000	29	42.48 ± 3.81
3000-5000	49	43.53 ± 3.72
> 5000	42	45.34 ± 4.51
Pension			3.176	0.002
No	67	44.61 ± 4.25
Yes	53	42.32 ± 3.47
Leukemia type			0.675	0.501
Chronic	34	44.00 ± 3.87
Acute	86	43.44 ± 4.16
Family history			0.286	0.776
No	89	43.66 ± 4.23
Yes	31	43.42 ± 3.64
Tendency to conceal illness			-2.154	0.033
No	47	42.62 ± 3.72
Yes	73	44.23 ± 4.19

¹The multiple comparison result of the least significant difference test. Patients’ reported history of underlying diseases refers to diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. SIS: Social Impact Scale.