Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the two groups.
From: Psychological distress and cancer pain: Results from a controlled cross-sectional survey in China
Characteristic | Patients with pain n = 64 | Patients without pain n = 62 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean age in years (SD) | 64.19 (11.21) | 63.36 (10.17) | 0.66 |
Gender | 0.98 | ||
Male (%) | 38 (59.38) | 36 (58.06) | |
Female (%) | 26 (40.63) | 26 (41.94) | |
Ethnicity | 0.75 | ||
Han (%) | 60 (93.75) | 58 (93.55) | |
Other (%) | 4 (6.25) | 4 (6.45) | |
Marital status | 0.96 | ||
Married (%) | 46 (71.88) | 47 (75.81) | |
Single (%) | 4 (6.25) | 3 (4.84) | |
Divorced (%) | 8 (12.50) | 7 (11.29) | |
Widowed (%) | 6 (9.38) | 5 (8.06) | |
Highest education level | 0.86 | ||
≤Junior high school (%) | 21 (32.81) | 18 (29.03) | |
Senior high school (%) | 25 (39.06) | 27 (43.55) | |
College and graduate school (%) | 18 (28.13) | 17 (27.42) | |
Occupation | 0.34 | ||
Agricultural | 9 (14.06) | 3 (4.84) | |
Factory | 11 (17.19) | 14 (22.58) | |
Professional/sales | 21 (32.81) | 21 (33.87) | |
Retired/other | 23 (35.94) | 24 (38.71) | |
Cancer type | 0.90 | ||
Lung | 21 (32.81) | 19 (30.65) | |
Colon and Rectal (Combined) | 14 (21.88) | 12 (19.35) | |
Breast | 13 (20.31) | 16 (25.80) | |
Others | 16 (25.00) | 15 (24.19) | |
Stage of disease at diagnosis | 0.29 | ||
Stage I-II (%) | 12 (18.75) | 17 (27.42) | |
Stage II-III (%) | 52 (81.25) | 45 (72.58) | |
Current metastatic sites | 0.29 | ||
No site Single site | 10 (15.63) | 16 (25.81) | |
11 (17.19) | 12 (19.35) | ||
Multiple sites | 43 (67.19) | 34 (54.84) | |
Current ECOG PS # | |||
0–1 | 15 (23.44) | 27 (43.55) | 0.03 |
≥2 | 49 (76.56) | 35 (56.45) | 0.03 |
Mean (SD) | 2.23 (1.07) | 1.86 (0.83) | |
Currently receiving anticancer treatment | 0.01 | ||
Yes (%) | 36 (56.25) | 49 (79.03) | |
No (%) | 28 (43.75) | 13 (20.97) | |
Current status of disease | 0.71 | ||
CR | 3 (4.69) | 4 (6.45) | |
PR | 8 (12.50) | 9 (14.52) | |
SD | 14 (21.88) | 19 (30.65) | |
PD | 36 (56.25) | 28 (45.16) | |
Unknown | 3 (4.69) | 2 (3.23) |
