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

Table 5 Independent variable and dummy variable assignment method

ID	Variable	Assignment
X01	Age (a)	0 = 65-75, 1 ≥ 75
X02	Education level	Junior high school and below (Z1 = 0, Z2 = 0, Z3 = 0); High school or technical secondary school (Z1 = 0, Z2 = 1, Z3 = 0); College or above (Z1 = 0, Z2 = 0, Z3 = 1)
X03	Smoking	0 = No, 1 = Yes
X04	Average monthly family income (CNY)	> 5000 (Z1 = 0, Z2 = 0, Z3 = 0); 3000-5000 (Z1= 0, Z2= 1, Z3 = 0); < 3000 (Z1 = 0, Z2 = 0, Z3 = 1)
X05	Pension	0 = No, 1= Yes
X06	Tendency to conceal illness	0 = No, 1 = Yes
X07	Social support	Actual measuring
X08	Anxiety	Actual measuring
X09	Depression	Actual measuring