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World J Psychiatry. Feb 19, 2026; 16(2): 111574
Published online Feb 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i2.111574
Table 4 Univariate analysis of postoperative patient anxiety
Characteristic
Anxiety group (n = 59)
Non-anxiety group (n = 109)
χ2/t
P value
Postoperative anxiety score10.29 ± 2.255.58 ± 0.6720.300< 0.0001
Gender0.5940.441
Male3164
Female2845
Age64.37 ± 6.1461.86 ± 7.912.1160.035
Body mass index22.58 ± 2.2723.20 ± 2.791.4640.145
Ethnicity0.6030.438
Han4792
Ethnic minorities1217
Education level5.1760.023
Junior high school or below4054
Senior high school or above1955
Marital status0.5200.471
Married3469
Single/divorced/widowed2540
Annual income (in ten thousand yuan)17.991< 0.0001
< 54852
≥ 51157
Smoking history28440.7860.375
Drinking history30530.0760.783
Diabetes33482.1690.141
Hypertension27430.6280.428
Medical payment method
Medical insurance41872.2500.134
Self-funded1822
Operative duration0.0670.797
≤ 32854
> 33155
Tumor staging2.6630.103
I-II2866
III-IV3143
American Society of Anesthesiologists grading0.2550.614
I2245
II3764
Preoperative anxiety score11.56 ± 2.4610.17 ± 2.863.1540.002
Anesthesia duration0.5340.465
≤ 32960
> 33049
Visual Analogue Scale
score during recovery
6.08 ± 0.975.54 ± 1.252.8800.004
Mode of anesthesia0.0240.877
Intravenous anesthesia3566
Intravenous-inhalation combined anesthesia2443
Intraoperative hypothermia0.0430.836
With2548
Without3461
Extubation complications5.1090.024
With129
Without47100
Indwelling catheter1.1870.276
With1012
Without4997


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