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World J Psychiatry. Jan 19, 2026; 16(1): 109403
Published online Jan 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i1.109403
Published online Jan 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i1.109403
Table 4 Univariate analysis of clinical characteristics in patients with or without anxiety
| Anxiety (n = 79) | Non-anxiety (n = 44) | χ2/t | P value | |
| Gender | 0.223 | 0.637 | ||
| Male | 43 | 22 | ||
| Female | 36 | 22 | ||
| Age | 65.09 ± 3.58 | 66.36 ± 4.26 | 1.760 | 0.081 |
| Body mass index | 23.10 ± 2.19 | 22.61 ± 2.05 | 1.216 | 0.226 |
| Education level | 9.179 | 0.010 | ||
| Junior high school or below | 21 | 18 | ||
| Senior high school, secondary school, or college | 42 | 11 | ||
| University or above | 16 | 15 | ||
| Marital status | 0.353 | 0.838 | ||
| Single | 14 | 10 | ||
| Married | 39 | 22 | ||
| Divorced or widowed | 26 | 12 | ||
| Residence | 0.078 | 0.781 | ||
| Urban | 54 | 29 | ||
| Rural | 25 | 15 | ||
| Monthly income (yuan) | 16.211 | < 0.0001 | ||
| ≤ 5000 | 61 | 18 | ||
| > 5000 | 18 | 26 | ||
| Disease duration (years) | 9.830 | 0.002 | ||
| ≤ 5 | 49 | 39 | ||
| > 5 | 30 | 5 | ||
| Disease severity (Hoehn and Yahr grading) | 7.313 | 0.026 | ||
| Mild | 17 | 13 | ||
| Moderate | 38 | 27 | ||
| Severe | 24 | 4 | ||
| Multimorbidity | 9.424 | 0.002 | ||
| Yes | 64 | 24 | ||
| No | 15 | 20 | ||
| Family medical history | 0.158 | 0.691 | ||
| Yes | 7 | 3 | ||
| No | 72 | 41 |
- Citation: Yang MN, Peng XY, Chen YP. Association between anxiety, depression, and fatigue in elderly patients with Parkinson’s disease. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(1): 109403
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i1/109403.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v16.i1.109403