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

Table 5 Univariate analysis of factors affecting depression in patients undergoing esophagectomy for esophageal cancer, n (%)

Indicators	n	Negative or mild depression (n = 81)	Moderate and severe depression (n = 39)	χ2	P value
Sex				0.342	0.559
Male	60	42 (51.85)	18 (46.15)
Female	60	39 (48.15)	21 (53.85)
Age, years				4.831	0.028
< 60	69	41 (50.62)	28 (71.79)
≥ 60	51	40 (49.38)	11 (28.21)
Living arrangement				5.795	0.017
Cohabitation	59	46 (56.79)	13 (33.33)
Solitude	61	35 (43.21)	26 (66.67)
Employment status				0.093	0.761
Unemployed	67	46 (56.79)	21 (53.85)
Employed	53	35 (43.21)	18 (46.15)
Medical conditions				0.950	0.330
Convenient	60	43 (53.09)	17 (43.59)
Inconvenient	60	38 (46.91)	22 (56.41)
Per capita monthly household income				6.862	0.032
< 3000	76	45 (55.56)	31 (79.49)
3000-5000	28	22 (27.16)	6 (15.38)
> 5000	16	14 (17.28)	2 (5.13)
Educational level				9.126	0.003
Below senior high school	96	71 (87.65)	25 (64.10)
Senior high school or above	24	10 (12.35)	14 (35.90)
Smoking history				0.644	0.422
Without	43	31 (38.27)	12 (30.77)
With	77	50 (61.73)	27 (69.23)
Alcohol consumption history				4.127	0.042
Without	56	43 (53.09)	13 (33.33)
With	64	38 (46.91)	26 (66.67)
Postoperative complications				25.229	< 0.001
Without	92	73 (90.12)	19 (48.72)
With	28	8 (9.88)	20 (51.28)