Psychological burden of hemorrhoidal disease: Association with depression, anxiety, and quality of life impairment

Table 1 Comparison of descriptive characteristics between patients and controls

Descriptive characteristics		Patients (HD) (n = 74)		Controls (n = 74)		P value
		n	%	n	%
Age (year)	mean ± SD	39 ± 13		36 ± 11
	Median (range)	36 (19-68)		35 (19-63)
	18-29	23	31	26	35	0.43
	30-44	28	38	32	43
	≥ 45	23	31	16	22
Sex	Female	33	45	40	54	0.32
	Male	41	55	34	46
Presence of chronic disease	Yes	21	28	15	20	0.34
	No	53	72	59	80
Medication use	Yes	17	23	19	26	0.85
	No	57	77	55	74
History of mental illness	Yes	4	5	3	4	1
	No	70	95	71	96
Receiving psychiatric treatment	Yes	2	3	3	4	1
	No	72	97	71	96

P values were calculated using the χ² test or Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables and the independent samples t-test for continuous variables. HD: Hemorrhoidal disease.