Correlation of anxiety and depression with mindfulness in esophageal cancer patients undergoing esophagectomy and analysis of risk factors

Table 2 Relationship between depression, anxiety, and mindfulness levels in patients undergoing esophagectomy for esophageal cancer, mean ± SEM

Indicators	MAAS	t	P value
Negative or mild anxiety (n = 65)	55.43 ± 5.61	3.084	0.003
Moderate to severe anxiety (n = 55)	52.47 ± 4.76
Negative or mild depression (n = 81)	55.99 ± 5.43	2.599	0.011
Moderate to severe depression (n = 39)	53.33 ± 4.85

MAAS: Mindful Attention Awareness Scale.