Table 1 demographic and medical information in patients with and without suicide ideation (SI)

Age

50.34 ± 9.996

50.12 ± 9.762

51.27 ± 10.481

-1.090

0.276

-0.115 (Cohen’s d)

18–45

168(33.5)

128(33.2)

39(33.6)

3.650

0.161

0.085

46–64

294(58.6)

231(60.0)

63(54.3)

≥65

40(8.0)

26(6.8)

14(12.1)

Education

4.555

0.103

0.097

Middle school and under

254(51.9)

191 (50.7)

62(55.9)

High and professional school

139(28.4)

104 (27.6)

35(31.5)

College and above

96(19.6)

82(21.8)

14(12.6)

ECOG

6.411

0.041*

0.113

0

189(37.4)

150 (38.6)

39(33.6)

1

240(47.4)

189(48.6)

51(44.0)

2

77(15.2)

50(12.9)

26(22.4)

Weight loss

0.339

0.561

0.026

Weight loss<5%

386(76.3)

295(75.8)

91(78.4)

Weight loss ≥ 5%

120(23.7)

94(24.2)

25(21.6)

Marital status

0.079

0.779

0.045

Without partner

32(6.3)

27(6.9)

5(4.3)

Married

474(93.7)

362(93.1)

111(95.7)

Job situation

1.042

0.307

0.048

Full time

244 (48.2)

193(49.6)

51 (44.0)

Part time and unemployed

262(51.8)

196(50.4)

65 (56.0)

Cancer stage

7.811

0.005**

0.124

Cancer in situ/local metastasis

159(32.8)

126(32.4)

54(46.6)

Remote metastasis

326(67.2)

263(67.6)

62(53.4)

Income (RMB/month)

0.441

0.932

0.032

<3000

134(30.2)

101(29.4)

32(32.0)

≥3000, <6000

137(30.9)

107(31.2)

30(30.0)

≥6000, <10,000

83(18.7)

66(19.2)

17(17.0)

≥10,000

90(20.3)

69(20.1)

21(21.0)

Quantity of living persons

0.112

0.739

0.015

3 and under

290(59.8)

220(59.3)

69(61.1)

4 and above

195(40.2)

151(40.7)

44(38.9)

Anti-cancer treatment now

0.614

0.433

0.035

No

91 (18.6)

87(22.4)

30(25.9)

Yes

389(79.6)

302(77.6)

86(74.1)

Using opioid

0.891

0.345

0.042

No

476(94.1)

368(94.6)

107(92.2)

Yes

30(5.9)

21(5.4)

9(7.8)

Using anti-vomiting drugs

0.655

0.418

0.036

No

445 (87.4)

343(88.2)

99(85.3)

Yes

64 (12.6)

46(11.8)

17(14.7)

Using endocrine drugs

1.000

0.317

0.045

No

465(91.9)

360(92.5)

104(89.7)

Yes

41(8.1)

29(7.5)

12(10.3)