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Table 2 The univariate analysis for FoP (N = 188)

From: Fear of progression among postoperative patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer: a cross-sectional survey in China

Variable

FoP

 

Total (N = 188)

N (%) mean (SD)

Low (N = 82)

N (%) mean (SD)

High (N = 106)

N (%) mean (SD)

χ2/t

P-value

Age

11.212

0.004

 15–39 years

23 (12.2)

5 (6.1)

18 (17.0)

  

 40–59 years

79 (42)

29 (35.4)

50 (47.2)

  

≧60 years

86 (45.7)

48 (58.5)

38 (35.8)

  

Gender

1.265

0.261

 Male

99 (52.7)

47 (57.3)

52 (49.1)

  

 Female

89 (47.3)

35 (42.7)

54 (50.9)

  

Educational level

1.725

0.631

 Primary school or below

47 (25)

18 (22)

29 (27.4)

  

 Junior high school

49 (26.1)

20 (24.4)

29 (27.4)

  

 High school and technical secondary school

43 (22.9)

22 (26.8)

21 (19.8)

  

 College or above

49 (26.1)

22 (26.8)

27 (25.5)

  

Marital status

 ~ 

0.228

 Unmarried

175 (93.1)

79 (96.3)

96 (90.6)

  

 Separated

6 (3.2)

1 (1.2)

5 (4.7)

  

 Widowed

3 (1.6)

0 (0)

3 (2.8)

  

 Married

4 (2.1)

2 (2.4)

2 (1.9)

  

Residence

1.703

0.192

 Rural

95 (50.5)

37 (45.1)

58 (54.7)

  

 Town and city

93 (49.5)

45 (54.9)

48 (45.3)

  

Employment

0.134

0.714

 No

106 (56.4)

45 (54.9)

61 (57.5)

  

 Yes

82 (43.6)

37 (45.1)

45 (42.5)

  

Family per capita income (monthly) RMB

3.711

0.294

 Less than 1000

43 (22.9)

14 (17.1)

29 (27.4)

  

 1001–3000

64 (34.0)

32 (39.0)

32 (30.2)

  

 3001–5000

44 (23.4)

18 (22.0)

26 (24.5)

  

 More than 5000

37 (19.7)

18 (22.0)

19 (17.9)

  

Religious beliefs

0.542

0.462

 Yes

8 (4.3)

5 (6.1)

3 (2.8)

  

 No

180 (95.7)

77 (93.9)

103 (97.2)

  

Chronic diseases

2.424

0.119

 Yes

73 (38.8)

37 (45.1)

36 (34)

  

 No

115 (61.2)

45 (54.9)

70 (66)

  

The time from surgery

19.987

 < 0.001

 0–3 months

128 (68.1)

70 (85.4)

58 (54.7)

  

 4–6 months

60 (31.9)

12 (14.6)

48 (45.3)

  

Stage of disease at initial diagnosis

0.892

0.345

 I

69 (36.7)

27 (32.9)

42 (39.6)

  

 II

119 (63.3)

55 (67.1)

64 (60.4)

  

Chemotherapy/radiotherapy after surgery

1.214

0.271

 Yes

56 (29.8)

21 (25.6)

35 (33.0)

  

 No

132 (70.2)

61 (74.4)

71 (67.0)

  

SSRS score

43.79 ± 6.78

45.05 ± 6.72

42.81 ± 6.69

2.269a

0.024

SCSQ score

52.05 ± 11.03

53.00 ± 9.72

51.32 ± 11.94

1.035a

0.302

BIPQ score

55.74 ± 14.79

54.02 ± 14.35

57.07 ± 15.05

− 1.402a

0.163

  1. SD standard deviation, a t-test, FoP Fear of Progression, SSRS Social Support Rating Scale, SCSQ Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire, BIPQ Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire