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Table 2 Risk factors for psychological distress at Time 1 to Time 5

From: Association between psychological distress of each points of the treatment of esophageal cancer and stress coping strategy

Variables

Odds ratio

95% CIs

p-value

Time 1

MAC; Fighting spirits

0.836

0.762–0.918

 < 0.001

        ;Anxious preoccupation

1.482

1.256–1.748

 < 0.001

Time 2

MAC; Fighting spirits

0.911

0.837–0.991

0.029

         ; Helpless/ Hopeless

1.337

1.099–1.626

0.004

Time 3

MAC; Helpless/ Hopeless

1.599

1.313–1.948

 < 0.001

History of surgery

3.496

1.272–9.604

0.015

Time 4

p-Stage (7th)

2.379

1.430–3.957

0.001

MAC; Fighting spirits

0.913

0.847–0.983

0.016

         ; Helpless/Hopeless

1.309

1.112–1.541

0.001

Time 5

MAC; Helpless/Hopeless

1.575

1.303–1.905

 < 0.001

  1. MAC Mental Adjustment to Cancer, CIs Confidence interval