Table 6 Fear of disease progression by demographic profile.
From: A cross-sectional study on fear of progression in patients with myasthenia gravis
Variables | Total fear of progression(Mean ± SD) | t/F-value | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male(n = 42) | 28.07 ± 9.94 | −3.12 | 0.002* |
Female(n = 41) | 34.73 ± 9.48 | ||
Age(years) | |||
≥ 14 ≤ 18(n = 9) | 32.67 ± 9.77 | 1.15 | 0.33 |
>18 ≤ 40(n = 23) | 33.52 ± 9.59 | ||
≥ 40<65(n = 37) | 29.05 ± 9.19 | ||
≥ 65(n = 14) | 33.07 ± 13.53 | ||
Marital status | |||
Single(n = 16) | 31.81 ± 9.55 | 0.75 | 0.53 |
Married(n = 58) | 30.62 ± 10.23 | ||
Divorced(n = 3) | 39.00 ± 9.64 | ||
Widowed(n = 6) | 33.50 ± 12.76 | ||
Employment | |||
Employed | 30.85 ± 8.28 | 1.79 | 0.16 |
Unemployed | 27.46 ± 9.85 | ||
Retired | 37.20 ± 13.45 | ||
Freelancer | 31.53 ± 10.32 | ||
Monthly income(yuan) | |||
<3000(n = 25) | 33.32 ± 11.07 | 1.11 | 0.35 |
≥ 3000<5000(n = 26) | 31.77 ± 10.12 | ||
≥ 5000<10,000(n = 23) | 30.78 ± 9.35 | ||
≥ 10,000(n = 9) | 26.22 ± 10.02 | ||
Education | |||
Primary school or below | 33.72 ± 12.23 | 1.36 | 0.25 |
Junior high school | 30.40 ± 11.06 | ||
Senior high school | 28.25 ± 8.93 | ||
Associate degree | 33.00 ± 7.44 | ||
Bachelor’s degree or higher | 35.57 ± 7.89 | ||
The course of the disease(years) | |||
<1(n = 25) | 31.72 ± 10.90 | 0.35 | 0.99 |
≥ 1<5(n = 33) | 31.18 ± 11.14 | ||
≥ 5<10(n = 9) | 30.56 ± 8.90 | ||
≥ 10(n = 16) | 31.63 ± 8.57 | ||
Progress of MG | |||
Yes | 36.00 ± 7.75 | 3.39 | 0.001* |
No | 28.60 ± 10.58 | ||
Crisis of MG | |||
Yes | 32.33 ± 2.08 | 0.17 | 0.87 |
No | 31.32 ± 10.40 | ||
Chronic comorbidities | |||
Yes | 30.83 ± 11.61 | −0.46 | 0.65 |
No | 31.86 ± 8.85 | ||
Thymoma | |||
Yes | 29.13 ± 8.80 | −0.65 | 0.52 |
No | 31.60 ± 10.39 | ||
Corticosteroids | |||
Yes | 31.43 ± 9.94 | 0.08 | 0.94 |
No | 31.25 ± 10.81 | ||
Immunosuppressant | |||
Yes | 32.06 ± 9.45 | 0.78 | 0.44 |
No | 30.25 ± 11.42 | ||
MGFA I subtypes | |||
Pure ocular MG | 29.81 ± 10.72 | −0.17 | 0.87 |
Residual ocular symptoms after generalization | 30.75 ± 11.81 | ||
MG subtypes | |||
OMG | 29.88 ± 10.68 | 1.59 | 0.20 |
EOMG | 35.07 ± 4.55 | ||
LOMG | 34.00 ± 12.24 | ||
TAMG | 39.00 ± 2.83 |
