Case Control Study
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World J Psychiatry. Apr 19, 2025; 15(4): 99346
Published online Apr 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i4.99346
Table 1 Comparison of general data between non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients and controls

NHL (n = 30)
Control (n = 50)
χ2/t
P value
Gender0.0860.769
    Male1730
    Female1320
Age (years)52.43 ± 5.9254.30 ± 6.351.3050.196
BMI (kg/m2)21.40 ± 2.2221.81 ± 2.020.8590.393
Course of disease0.99 ± 0.38-
Education level0.2740.600
    High school and below1827
    Bachelor degree or above1223
History of smoking11261.7730.183
History of drinking12292.4320.119
Marital status0.1260.939
    Married1628
    Single710
    Others712
Table 2 Comparison of self-rating depression scale and self-rating anxiety scale scores

SDS
SAS
NHL (n = 30)52.73 ± 6.0250.17 ± 6.80
Control (n = 50)39.56 ± 4.9137.85 ± 4.88
t10.6609.607
P value< 0.001< 0.001
Table 3 Comparison of self-depression scale and self-rating anxiety scale scores in patients with different stages
Stage
SDS
SAS
I (n = 8)48.38 ± 3.6644.13 ± 4.91
II (n = 8)53.00 ± 4.8748.50 ± 5.50
III (n = 10)53.70 ± 6.4054.10 ± 3.78
IV (n = 4)58.50 ± 6.5655.75 ± 8.92
F3.3766.873
P value0.0330.002
Table 4 Univariate analysis of influencing factors of patients' negative emotions

Negative emotions (n = 19)
Non-negative emotions (n = 11)
χ2/t
P value
Gender2.0100.156
    Male107
    Female94
Age (years)51.74 ± 6.1153.64 ± 5.660.8420.407
Body mass index (kg/m2)21.49 ± 2.3324.24 ± 2.110.2970.769
Disease course (years)0.94 ± 0.331.06 ± 0.450.8490.403
Stage9.8530.002
    I-II610
    III-IV131
Education level7.7510.005
    High school and below153
    Bachelor degree or above48
History of smoking650.5780.447
History of drinking750.2150.643
Marital status0.3180.853
    Married106
    Single43
    Others52
Payment mode of medical expenses0.0720.789
    Medical insurance payouts137
    Out-of-pocket payment64
Monthly household income (yuan)15.051< 0.001
    < 5000134
    ≥ 500067
Table 5 Logistic regression analysis of influencing factors of patients' negative emotions
Variables
β
SE
Wald
P value
HR
95%CI
Stage (0 = I-II, 1 = III-IV)2.4471.2283.9710.04611.5511.041-128.172
Education level (0 = high school and below, 1 = undergraduate and above)-1.4991.0102.2020.1380.2230.031-1.617
Monthly household income (0 = < 5000, 1 = ≥ 5000)-0.8820.9980.7810.3770.4140.059-2.927
Constant0.8440.9500.7900.3742.327-