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World J Psychiatry. Oct 19, 2026; 16(10): 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
Sex0.4700.493
    Male2644
    Female2533
Age62.75 ± 3.2763.71 ± 3.091.6980.092
Body mass index23.46 ± 2.8023.01 ± 2.570.9280.350
Educational level1.2050.548
    Junior high school or below1323
    College, vocational school, or high school1831
    University degree or above2023
Marital status7.3370.026
    Single1846
    Married1312
    Divorced or widowed2019
Residence2.2210.136
    Urban3238
    Rural1939
Per capita monthly household income (yuan)9.7370.008
    < 40002420
    4000-60002029
    > 6000728
Healthcare payment method0.3990.528
    Medical insurance3244
    Self-pay1933
Living arrangement16.821< 0.0001
    Solitary living3423
    Shared living1754
Histopathological type3.5990.165
    Adenocarcinoma2840
    Squamous cell carcinoma2024
    Other313
Tumor staging0.2370.626
    III3245
    IV1932
Toxic and side effect2.9290.087
    Grade 0-23338
    Grade 3-41839


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