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

Table 3 Univariate analysis of factors influencing anxiety in patients undergoing esophagectomy for esophageal cancer, n (%)

Indicators	n	Negative or mild anxiety (n = 65)	Moderate to severe anxiety (n = 55)	χ2	P value
Sex				4.062	0.044
Male	60	38 (58.46)	22 (40.00)
Female	60	27 (41.54)	33 (60.00)
Age, years				5.582	0.018
< 60	69	31 (47.69)	38 (69.09)
≥ 60	51	34 (52.31)	17 (30.91)
Living arrangement				0.123	0.725
Cohabitation	59	31 (47.69)	28 (50.91)
Solitude	61	34 (52.31)	27 (49.09)
Employment status				4.435	0.035
Unemployed	67	42 (64.62)	25 (45.45)
Employed	53	23 (35.38)	30 (54.55)
Medical conditions				2.719	0.099
Convenient	60	37 (56.92)	23 (41.82)
Inconvenient	60	28 (43.08)	32 (58.18)
Per capita monthly household income				7.633	0.022
< 3000	76	34 (52.31)	42 (76.36)
3000-5000	28	19 (29.23)	9 (16.36)
> 5000	16	12 (18.46)	4 (7.27)
Educational level				5.245	0.022
Below senior high school	96	57 (87.69)	39 (70.91)
Senior high school or above	24	8 (12.31)	16 (29.09)
Smoking history				0.012	0.911
Without	43	23 (35.38)	20 (36.36)
With	77	42 (64.62)	35 (63.64)
Alcohol consumption history				2.937	0.087
Without	56	35 (53.85)	21 (38.18)
With	64	30 (46.15)	34 (61.82)
Postoperative complications				5.009	0.025
Without	92	55 (84.62)	37 (67.27)
With	28	10 (15.38)	18 (32.73)