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World J Psychiatry. Oct 19, 2026; 16(10): 122042
Published online Oct 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.122042
Published online Oct 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.122042
Table 2 Univariate analysis of clinical characteristics of patients with or without anxiety, mean ± SD
| Anxiety (n = 56) | Non-anxiety (n = 72) | χ2/t | P value | |
| Sex | 0.723 | 0.395 | ||
| Male | 33 | 37 | ||
| Female | 23 | 35 | ||
| Age | 64.64 ± 3.02 | 62.31 ± 2.94 | 4.408 | < 0.0001 |
| Body mass index | 22.78 ± 2.27 | 23.51 ± 2.91 | 1.562 | 0.121 |
| Educational level | 9.297 | 0.010 | ||
| Junior high school or below | 23 | 13 | ||
| College, vocational school, or high school | 20 | 29 | ||
| University degree or above | 13 | 30 | ||
| Marital status | 2.096 | 0.351 | ||
| Single | 25 | 39 | ||
| Married | 14 | 11 | ||
| Divorced or widowed | 17 | 22 | ||
| Residence | 4.053 | 0.044 | ||
| Urban | 25 | 45 | ||
| Rural | 31 | 27 | ||
| Per capita monthly household income (yuan) | 10.342 | 0.006 | ||
| < 4000 | 27 | 17 | ||
| 4000-6000 | 20 | 29 | ||
| > 6000 | 9 | 26 | ||
| Healthcare payment method | 0.008 | 0.928 | ||
| Medical insurance | 33 | 43 | ||
| Self-pay | 23 | 29 | ||
| Living arrangement | 0.113 | 0.737 | ||
| Solitary living | 24 | 33 | ||
| Shared living | 32 | 39 | ||
| Histopathological type | 0.310 | 0.857 | ||
| Adenocarcinoma | 30 | 38 | ||
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 20 | 24 | ||
| Other | 6 | 10 | ||
| Tumor staging | 5.923 | 0.015 | ||
| III | 27 | 50 | ||
| IV | 29 | 22 | ||
| Toxic and side effects | 5.450 | 0.020 | ||
| Grade 0-2 | 25 | 47 | ||
| Grade 3-4 | 31 | 25 |
- Citation: Wu P, Chen J, Ding J, Shi F, Wu H, Yang J. Determinants of psychological emotions in lung cancer patients and their correlations with tumor markers and inflammatory cytokines. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(10): 122042
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i10/122042.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.122042