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Table 4 Mean scores and demographic correlates of worries about the emotional and physical consequences of a cancer diagnosis (range: 1–4; unweighted; N = 1773)

From: What is it about a cancer diagnosis that would worry people? A population-based survey of adults in England

Characteristic

Emotional and physical worries

Univariate$

 

Multivariate$,a

 

M (SD)

B (SE)

β

Significance

B (SE)

β

Significance

Total sample

2.65 (0.80)

      

Age

 

−.007 (.001)

−.143

p < .001

−.007 (.001)

−.148

p < .001

Gender

 Male

2.51 (0.76)

Ref

  

Ref

  

 Female

2.77 (0.82)

.256 (.038)

.159

p < .001

.246 (.038)

.153

p < .001

Ethnicity

 White

2.65 (0.79)

Ref

  

Ref

  

 BAMEb

2.62 (0.86)

−.030 (.053)

−.013

p = .57

−.076 (.053)

−.034

p = .15

Social grade

 AB (highest)

2.70 (0.77)

Ref

  

Ref

  

 C1

2.69 (0.78)

.052 (.042)

.029

p = .22

−.050 (.057)

−.028

p = .38

 C2

2.68 (0.80)

.034 (.046)

.017

p = .47

−.042 (.060)

−.022

p = .48

 DE (lowest)

2.57 (0.84)

−.113 (.041)

−.066

p < .01

−.155 (.057)

−.090

p < .01

Marital status

 Married or living as married

2.64 (0.79)

Ref

  

Ref

  

 Single

2.69 (0.84)

.049 (.042)

.028

p = .24

.005 (.046)

.003

p = .91

 Widowed/separated/divorced

2.60 (0.80)

−.052 (.061)

−.020

p = .40

.057 (.065)

.022

p = .37

  1. R2 = .050
  2. $Values in bold are significant at p < .05
  3. aMutually adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, social grade, and marital status
  4. bBAME = Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic