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Table 4 Odds ratios of depression and anxiety in adults with and without cancer: subgroup analyses

From: The prevalence of depression and anxiety among Chinese adults with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Subgroups

No. of studies

No. of subjects

OR

95% CI

Q

I2(%)

P§

Depression

       

Control group

      

0.013

   Disease control

13

2554

6.03

4.23-8.61

37.63***

65.5

 

   Normal control

8

1286

13.58

6.26-29.46

34.56***

79.7

 

Method of depression assessment

     

0.094

   Clinical diagnosis

5

1010

12.41

5.16-29.84

23.33***

78.6

 

Self-report questionnaire

12

2474

6.83

4.70-9.93

52.23***

71.3

 

Cancer type

      

-

   Breast cancer

3

380

10.84

1.44-81.85

14.83***

86.5

 

   Liver cancer

3

794

4.54

2.92-7.05

5.20

42.3

 

   Lung cancer

2

400

4.20

2.57-6.88

0.34

0

 

Anxiety

       

Control group

      

0.000

   Disease control

11

2154

4.40

3.05-6.36

28.62**

61.6

 

   Normal control

6

786

15.47

10.00-23.95

2.44

0

 

Method of anxiety assessment

     

0.013

   Clinical diagnosis

4

650

8.42

4.83-14.70

6.31

36.6

 

Self-report questionnaire

10

1974

5.83

3.64-9.34

48.78***

75.4

 

Cancer type

      

-

   Breast cancer

3

390

8.24

3.49-19.44

4.22

52.6

 

   Liver cancer

2

394

2.95

1.87-4.63

0.87

0

 
  1. **p < 0.01.
  2. ***p < 0.001.
  3. § P of comparison between these subgroups.
  4. Note: The No. of studies per row is based on the independent group of cancer vs. control group. However, some studies included multiple control groups (e.g., disease and normal control). Thus, the total No. of studies per subgroup of control group is higher than the total number of the included studies in our meta-analysis. -, no report.