From: Depression and quality of life in cancer patients with and without pain: the role of pain beliefs
 | Patients with pain (n = 98) | Patients without pain (n = 44) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
 | No. (%) | No. (%) |  |
Age (mean, SD) | 54.2 (14.2) | 54.6 (14.2) | 0.82 |
Education (mean, SD) | 3.3 (4.4) | 4.5 (5.7) | 0.21 |
Sex | Â | Â | 0.57 |
Male | 53 (54.1) | 26 (59.1) | Â |
Female | 45 (45.9) | 18 (40.9) | Â |
Marital status | Â | Â | 0.1 |
Married | 84 (85.7) | 38 (86.4) | Â |
Single | 7 (7.1) | 6 (13.6) | Â |
Widowed | 7 (7.1) | 0 (0) | Â |
Cancer site | Â | Â | 0.18 |
Esophagus | 29 (29.6) | 12 (27.3) | Â |
Stomach | 29 (29.6) | 13 (29.5) | Â |
Small intestine | 5 (5.1) | 0 (0) | Â |
Colon | 17 (17.3) | 14 (31.8) | Â |
Rectum | 18 (18.4) | 5 (11.4) | Â |