Assessment of depression and anxiety in adult cancer outpatients: a cross-sectional study

BMC Cancer

Table 2 The Results of Logistic Regression Analysis showing association of variables with Psychological distress in cancer patients

Variables	OR	95% CI	P
Age			0.027
≤ 40 Years	1
> 40 Years	0.46	0.23-0.91
Gender			0.900
Male	1
Female	1.05	0.52-2.12
Marital Status			0.297
Married	1
Unmarried	0.65	0.29-1.46
Locality			0.534
Urban	1
Rural	1.24	0.63-2.45
Education			0.727
Illiterate	1
Primary	0.5	0.07-3.81
Secondary	0.27	0.03-2.53
High School Certificate	0.63	0.08-5.10
Bachelors	0.73	0.08-6.31
Masters		0.05-3.84
Income			0.641
< Rs. 10,000	1
Rs.10,000-Rs.20,000	0.27	0.02-3.08
Rs.20,000-Rs.40,000	0.21	0.02-2.5
> Rs. 40,000	0.25	0.01-4.73
Occupation			0.714
Professional	1
Skilled worker	0.48	0.12-1.98
Administrative Job	0.68	0.15-2.99
Sales	1.91	0.50-7.23
Farming	0.57	0.17-1.86
Unskilled/Elementary	0.79	0.28-2.25
Unemployed	0.72	0.27-1.93
Physical Activity			0.397
Active	1
Inactive	1.35	0.68-2.67
Smoking			0.082
Smoker	1	0.747
Non-Smoker	0.49	0.22-1.00
Cancer			0.144
Hematological	1
Head & Neck	7.0	1.32-37.15
Urological	3.47	0.62-19.33
Breast	3.9	0.75-20.34
Chest	2.03	0.34-12.24
Sarcoma	5.42	0.04-60.77
Squamous & Basal Cell	5.41	0.81-36.36
Brain	1.24	0.23-6.62
GIT	8.67	1.05-71.57
Duration			0.747
≤ 6 Months	1
> 6 Months	1.12	0.56-2.22
Treatment			0.995
Chemotherapy	1
Radiotherapy	0.95	0.28-3.24
Concomitant	0.84	0.20-3.46
None	0.92	0.27-3.12
Surgery			0.234
Yes	1
No	0.66	0.33-1.32

ISSN: 1471-2407