Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics associated with cancer-related fatigue (CRF) among EC patients without esophagectomy

Gender

0.295

0.769

 Male

92 (94.8)

3.26±2.82

 Female

5 (5.2)

3.64±3.62

Age

3.740

0.027

 <60

30 (30.9)

2.72±2.28^b

 60–70

40 (41.2)

4.19±3.18^a

 ≥70

27 (27.8)

2.54±2.61^b

Marital status

0.260

0.796

 Married/cohabited

84 (86.6)

3.31±2.85

 Single or others

13 (13.4)

3.09±2.97

Educational level

0.596

0.553

 Primary school or under

22 (22.7)

3.85±2.98

 Middle school

42 (43.3)

3.16±2.73

 Senior high school or above

33 (34.0)

3.04±2.94

Employment status

0.725

0.487

 Full-time

9 (9.3)

2.60±2.42

 Part-time/unemployment

25 (25.8)

3.80±3.06

 Retire and others

63 (64.9)

3.16±2.82

Monthly household income

0.459

0.634

 <2, 000

35 (36.1)

3.38±2.79

 2, 000–3, 000

40 (41.2)

3.47±2.88

 >3,000

22 (22.7)

2.77±2.94

Smoking

0.732

0.466

 No

20 (20.6)

2.86±2.76

 Yes

77 (79.4)

3.39±2.88

Alcohol consumption

0.759

0.450

 No

15 (15.5)

2.76±2.93

 Yes

82 (84.5)

3.37±2.84

Physical exercise (week)

4.109

0.019

 0

18 (18.6)

4.87±3.14^a

 1–2

17 (17.5)

2.37±2.73^b

 ≥ 3

62 (63.9)

3.06±2.65^b

Lymph node metastasis

0.661

0.729

 No

55 (56.7)

3.95±2.95

 Yes

29 (29.9)

2.69±2.66

 Missing

13 (13.4)

2.71±2.59

Time since diagnosis

3.362

0.039

 <1 year

67 (69.1)

2.79±2.42^a

 1–2 years

17 (17.5)

4.19±3.42^b

 ≥2 years

13 (13.4)

4.58±3.56^b

Family history

0.192

0.826

 No

69 (71.1)

3.16±2.81

 Yes

11 (11.3)

3.60±3.07

 Unknown

17 (17.5)

3.54±3.02