Resilience levels, associated factors, and their correlation with serum neurotransmitter levels in patients with gastric cancer

Table 5 Resilience-associated socio-demographic variables (univariate assessment), mean ± SD

Characteristic	Frequency (n = 141)	Resilience score	t/F	P value
Sex			5.170	< 0.0001
Male	74	68.09 ± 6.39
Female	67	62.51 ± 6.43
Age			0.329	0.720
≤ 45	39	64.72 ± 6.99
46-59	48	65.50 ± 5.98
≥ 60	54	65.91 ± 7.82
Marital status			0.610	0.545
Single	32	65.28 ± 7.47
Married	61	64.84 ± 7.52
Divorced/widowed	48	66.31 ± 5.88
Educational level			27.71	< 0.0001
Junior high school or below	30	59.10 ± 5.11
Senior high school/technical secondary school	69	65.64 ± 6.88
Junior college/university	42	69.64 ± 4.62
Employment status			0.111	0.895
Employed	73	65.68 ± 6.61
Retired	42	65.05 ± 7.46
Unemployed	26	65.38 ± 7.39
Monthly income			47.01	< 0.0001
< 3000	34	57.26 ± 4.30
3000-5000	56	66.73 ± 5.72
5001-10000	29	67.81 ± 4.12
> 10000	22	72.25 ± 4.41
Living situation			0.970	0.382
Alone	60	65.35 ± 6.53
With spouse	50	64.66 ± 7.61
With family	31	66.87 ± 6.74
Payment mode of medical expenses			0.653	0.515
Medical insurance	89	65.15 ± 6.94
Self-funded	52	65.94 ± 7.07
Anxiety			10.56	< 0.0001
Yes	40	58.08 ± 5.61
No	101	68.36 ± 5.07
Depression			10.15	< 0.0001
Yes	37	57.84 ± 5.50
No	104	68.14 ± 5.23