Table 1 Participant Characteristics
From: Assessment of depression and anxiety in adult cancer outpatients: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Cancer Subjects No. (%) | Control Subjects No. (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â |
≤ 40 Years | 78(52.0) | 166(61.9) |
> 40 Years | 72(48.0) | 102(38.1) |
Gender | Â | Â |
Male | 96(64.0) | 158(59.0) |
Female | 54(36.0) | 110(41.0) |
Marital Status | Â | Â |
Married | 119(79.3) | 193(72.0) |
Unmarried | 31(20.7) | 75(28.0) |
Locality | Â | Â |
Urban | 80(53.3) | 139(51.9) |
Rural | 70(46.7) | 129(48.1) |
Education | Â | Â |
Illiterate | 60(40.0) | 80(29.9) |
Primary | 19(12.7) | 42(15.7) |
Secondary | 31(20.7) | 68(25.4) |
High School Certificate | 19(12.7) | 40(14.9) |
Bachelor | 17(11.3) | 23(8.6) |
Masters | 4(2.7) | 15(5.6) |
Income | Â | Â |
< Rs. 10,000 | 100(66.7) | 147(54.9) |
Rs.10,000-Rs.20,000 | 41(27.3) | 50(18.7) |
Rs.20,000-Rs.40,000 | 6(4.0) | 43(16.0) |
> Rs. 40,000 | 3(2.0) | 28(10.4) |
Occupation | Â | Â |
Professional | 13(8.7) | 20(7.5) |
Skilled worker | 10(6.7) | 29(10.8) |
Administrative Job | 11(7.3) | 23(8.6) |
Sales | 19(12.7) | 55(20.5) |
Farming | 24(16.0) | 12(4.5) |
Unskilled/Elementary | 29(19.3) | 31(11.6) |
Unemployed | 44(29.3) | 98(36.6) |
Physical Activity | Â | Â |
Active | 84(56.0) | Â |
Inactive | 66(44.0) | Â |
Smoking | Â | Â |
Smoker | 43(28.7) | Â |
Non-Smoker | 107(71.3) | Â |
Cancer | Â | Â |
Hematological | 27(18.0) | Â |
Head & Neck | 23(15.3) | Â |
Urological | 32(21.3) | Â |
Breast | 21(14.0) | Â |
Chest | 13(8.7) | Â |
Sarcoma | 11(7.3) | Â |
Squamous & Basal Cell | 1(0.7) | Â |
Brain | 7(4.7) | Â |
GIT | 15(10.0) | Â |
Duration | Â | Â |
≤ 6 Months | 88(58.7) |  |
> 6 Months | 62(41.3) | Â |
Treatment | Â | Â |
Chemotherapy | 55(36.7) | Â |
Radiotherapy | 22(14.7) | Â |
Concomitant | 59(39.3) | Â |
None | 14(9.3) | Â |
Surgery | Â | Â |
Yes | 63(42.0) | Â |
No | 87(58.0) | Â |