Age-related and sex-related disparities in psychological distress among thyroid cancer patients: A retrospective study

Table 4 Comparison of psychological health status among different age groups of thyroid cancer patients, mean ± SD

Assessment index	Young group (n = 66)	Middle-aged group (n = 77)	Elderly group (n = 37)	F value	P value
Self-Rating Anxiety Scale anxiety score
Total score	49.4 ± 9.61	45.2 ± 8.52	41.1 ± 7.73	12.847	< 0.001
Cognitive dimension	11.5 ± 2.71	10.3 ± 2.42	8.8 ± 2.03	13.524	< 0.001
Affective dimension	9.9 ± 2.51	9.0 ± 2.22	7.5 ± 1.83	12.185	< 0.001
Somatic dimension	12.2 ± 3.11	10.9 ± 2.82	9.3 ± 2.33	10.963	< 0.001
Behavioral dimension	6.0 ± 1.91	5.3 ± 1.62	4.3 ± 1.33	9.847	< 0.001
Self-Rating Depression Scale depression score
Total score	52.1 ± 10.41	47.4 ± 9.22	42.9 ± 8.53	11.652	< 0.001
Affective symptoms	13.4 ± 3.31	11.6 ± 2.92	9.7 ± 2.53	16.284	< 0.001
Cognitive symptoms	10.7 ± 2.61	9.5 ± 2.32	8.1 ± 1.93	13.147	< 0.001
Somatic symptoms	12.9 ± 3.41	11.7 ± 3.12	10.0 ± 2.73	9.284	< 0.001
Psychomotor symptoms	5.1 ± 1.8	4.6 ± 1.5	4.9 ± 1.6	1.485	0.229
World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Brief Version Quality of Life
Overall quality of life	2.8 ± 0.73	3.3 ± 0.82	3.7 ± 0.61	10.847	< 0.001
Overall health status	2.6 ± 0.73	3.1 ± 0.82	3.5 ± 0.71	10.285	< 0.001
Physical health domain	61.2 ± 13.53	66.1 ± 12.62	71.8 ± 11.21	10.147	< 0.001
Psychological health domain	60.5 ± 12.43	65.6 ± 12.12	71.4 ± 11.51	11.285	< 0.001
Social relationships domain	59.8 ± 14.53	65.1 ± 13.22	69.3 ± 12.01	6.742	0.002
Environment domain	59.5 ± 12.93	63.7 ± 12.52	68.4 ± 11.61	7.184	0.001

¹Indicates highest score group.

²Indicates moderate score group.

³Indicates lowest score group.

Least significant difference method was used for multiple comparisons; same superscript numbers indicate no significant difference between groups; different superscript numbers indicate significant differences between groups (P < 0.05).