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World J Psychiatry. Mar 19, 2026; 16(3): 114588
Published online Mar 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i3.114588
Published online Mar 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i3.114588
Table 1 Participants’ baseline characteristics and distribution (n = 368)
| Indicators | Categories | n (%) |
| Gender | Male | 201 (54.6) |
| Female | 167 (45.4) | |
| Age (years) | < 50 | 118 (32.07) |
| 50-65 | 200 (54.35) | |
| > 65 | 50 (13.59) | |
| Marital status | Married | 292 (79.3) |
| Unmarried/divorced/widowed | 76 (20.7) | |
| Educational level | Primary school and below | 58 (15.8) |
| Junior high school | 124 (33.7) | |
| Senior high school/technical secondary school | 102 (27.7) | |
| College degree and above | 84 (22.8) | |
| Payment method | Employee medical insurance | 186 (50.5) |
| Resident medical insurance | 122 (33.2) | |
| Self-payment | 60 (16.3) | |
| Tumor stage | Stage I-II | 230 (62.5) |
| Stage III-IV | 138 (37.5) |
- Citation: Chen MJ, Lei W, Zhou J, Chen LX, Hui T, Lu X. Fear of disease progression and psychological factors in postoperative lung cancer patients. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(3): 114588
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i3/114588.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v16.i3.114588