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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 4 Univariate analysis of clinical characteristics of patients with depression or not, mean ± SD
| Depression (n = 51) | Non-depression (n = 77) | χ2/t | P value | |
| Sex | 0.470 | 0.493 | ||
| Male | 26 | 44 | ||
| Female | 25 | 33 | ||
| Age | 62.75 ± 3.27 | 63.71 ± 3.09 | 1.698 | 0.092 |
| Body mass index | 23.46 ± 2.80 | 23.01 ± 2.57 | 0.928 | 0.350 |
| Educational level | 1.205 | 0.548 | ||
| Junior high school or below | 13 | 23 | ||
| College, vocational school, or high school | 18 | 31 | ||
| University degree or above | 20 | 23 | ||
| Marital status | 7.337 | 0.026 | ||
| Single | 18 | 46 | ||
| Married | 13 | 12 | ||
| Divorced or widowed | 20 | 19 | ||
| Residence | 2.221 | 0.136 | ||
| Urban | 32 | 38 | ||
| Rural | 19 | 39 | ||
| Per capita monthly household income (yuan) | 9.737 | 0.008 | ||
| < 4000 | 24 | 20 | ||
| 4000-6000 | 20 | 29 | ||
| > 6000 | 7 | 28 | ||
| Healthcare payment method | 0.399 | 0.528 | ||
| Medical insurance | 32 | 44 | ||
| Self-pay | 19 | 33 | ||
| Living arrangement | 16.821 | < 0.0001 | ||
| Solitary living | 34 | 23 | ||
| Shared living | 17 | 54 | ||
| Histopathological type | 3.599 | 0.165 | ||
| Adenocarcinoma | 28 | 40 | ||
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 20 | 24 | ||
| Other | 3 | 13 | ||
| Tumor staging | 0.237 | 0.626 | ||
| III | 32 | 45 | ||
| IV | 19 | 32 | ||
| Toxic and side effect | 2.929 | 0.087 | ||
| Grade 0-2 | 33 | 38 | ||
| Grade 3-4 | 18 | 39 |
- 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