Fear of disease progression and psychological factors in postoperative lung cancer patients

Table 4 Multiple linear regression analysis of factors influencing fear of progression in postoperative patients with lung cancer

Variable	Assignment	Unstandardized coefficient β (95%CI)	Standardized coefficient β	SE	t	P value
Constant	-	9.554 (5.316-13.792)	-	2.155	4.434	< 0.001
Marital status	0 = married; 1 = unmarried/divorced/widowed	2.805 (1.894-3.717)	0.169	0.464	6.051	< 0.001
Educational level	1 = Primary school and below; 2 = junior high school; 3 = senior high school/technical secondary school; 4 = college degree and above	-1.972 (-2.376 to -1.569)	-0.295	0.205	-9.615	< 0.001
Payment method	1 = employee medical insurance; 2 = resident medical insurance; 3 = self-payment	1.819 (1.284-2.354)	0.201	0.272	6.69	< 0.001
Tumor stage	1 = stage I; 2 = stage II; 3 = stage III; 4 = stage IV	0.606 (0.255-0.957)	0.094	0.178	3.392	0.001
SAS	Actual value	0.415 (0.350-0.479)	0.391	0.033	12.659	< 0.001
SDS	Actual value	0.090 (0.040-0.139)	0.095	0.025	3.552	< 0.001

CI: Confidence interval; SAS: Self-rating anxiety scale; SDS: Self-rating depression scale.