Table 1 Demographic characteristics and scores of the study subjects.
From: Illness uncertainty, anxiety and depression in Chinese patients with glaucoma or cataract
Variables | Glaucoma | Cataract | P |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 263 | 100 | Â |
Age (y) | 57.20 ± 13.94 | 70.23 ± 9.78 | <0.001* |
Sex, Female/Male | 123/140 | 53/47 | 0.289 |
Education level | Â | Â | 0.274 |
   College or higher | 42 (15.97%) | 15 (15.00%) |  |
   High school | 124 (47.15%) | 50 (50.00%) |  |
   Primary or below | 97 (36.88%) | 35 (35.00%) |  |
Medical insurance | Â | Â | 0.807 |
Free medical care | 16 (6.08%) | 7 (7.00%) | Â |
   Partly coverage | 151 (57.41%) | 60 (60.00%) |  |
   Self-pay | 96 (36.50%) | 33 (33.00%) |  |
Economic status (RMB/month) | Â | Â | 0.005* |
   <3000 | 104 (39.54%) | 49 (49.00%) |  |
   3000–6000 | 126 (47.91%) | 30 (30.00%) |  |
   >6000 | 33 (12.55%) | 21 (21.00%) |  |
VA in better eyes | 4.60 ± 0.58 | 4.33 ± 0.66 | <0.001* |
VA in worse eyes | 3.42 ± 1.47 | 3.76 ± 0.92 | 0.945 |
Type of glaucoma | |||
   PACG | 104 (39.54%) | / | / |
   POAG | 159 (60.46%) | / | / |
Duration of diagnosis (months) | 15.93 ± 26.48 | 19.94 ± 37.19 | 0.153 |
Religion belief | |||
   Yes | 23 (8.75%) | 12 (12.00%) | 0.348 |
   No | 240 (91.25%) | 88 (88.00%) |  |
MUIS score | 89.73 ± 10.26 | 82.92 ± 12.12 | <0.001* |
HADS score | 11.56 ± 7.18 | 8.10 ± 5.92 | <0.001* |
Anxiety | Â | Â | 0.024* |
   ≥8 | 78 (29.66%) | 18 (18.00%) |  |
   <8 | 185 (70.34%) | 82 (82.00%) |  |
Depression | Â | Â | 0.055 |
   ≥8 | 73 (27.76%) | 18 (18.00%) |  |
   <8 | 190 (72.24%) | 82 (82.00%) |  |
HADS-A | 5.99 ± 3.94 | 4.41 ± 3.18 | 0.001* |
HADS-D | 5.59 ± 3.90 | 3.69 ± 3.15 | <0.001* |
