Predictive role of family dysfunction on psychological morbidity in breast cancer patients

Table 1 Participant characteristics and demographic profile by psychological health status, n (%)/mean ± SD

Variable	Total (n = 285)	Normal psychological health (n = 167)	Psychological problems (n = 118)	Statistical value	P value
Age (years)	52.7 ± 11.3	54.8 ± 10.9	49.6 ± 11.8	t = 3.64	0.001
Age groups				χ2 = 8.92	0.011
≤ 50 years	118 (41.4)	61 (36.5)	57 (48.3)
51-60 years	109 (38.2)	68 (40.7)	41 (34.7)
> 60 years	58 (20.4)	38 (22.8)	20 (17.0)
Marital status				χ2 = 6.78	0.034
Married	224 (78.6)	137 (82.0)	87 (73.7)
Unmarried	28 (9.8)	13 (7.8)	15 (12.7)
Divorced/widowed	33 (11.6)	17 (10.2)	16 (13.6)
Education level				χ2 = 9.34	0.025
Primary school and below	44 (15.4)	21 (12.6)	23 (19.5)
Junior high school	55 (19.3)	29 (17.4)	26 (22.0)
High school	98 (34.4)	58 (34.7)	40 (33.9)
College and above	88 (30.9)	59 (35.3)	29 (24.6)
Residence				χ2 = 3.21	0.073
Urban	203 (71.2)	123 (73.7)	80 (67.8)
Rural	82 (28.8)	44 (26.3)	38 (32.2)
Employment status				χ2 = 12.45	0.006
Employed	156 (54.7)	98 (58.7)	58 (49.2)
Retired	67 (23.5)	42 (25.1)	25 (21.2)
Unemployed	42 (14.7)	18 (10.8)	24 (20.3)
Other	20 (7.1)	9 (5.4)	11 (9.3)