Research Article
Proinflammatory Cytokines Correlate with Depression and Anxiety in Colorectal Cancer Patients
Table 2
Depression and anxiety score of study participants.
| | Control group (%) | CRC patients (%) | P value |
| Anxiety | | | | 0–7 | 17 (85) | 3 (15) | <0.001‡ | 8–10 | 3 (15) | 6 (30) | 11–21 | 0 (0) | 11 (55) | Mean ± SD | 3.2 ± 2.7 | 11 ± 3.7 | Depression | | | | 0–7 | 20 (100) | 3 (15) | <0.001‡ | 8–10 | 0 (0) | 7 (35) | 11–21 | 0 (0) | 10 (50) | Mean ± SD | 2.5 ± 2.3 | 11 ± 3.4 | Depression and anxiety (total HADS score) | | | | ≤19 | 20 (100) | 7 (35) | <0.001‡ | >19 | 0 (0) | 13 (65) |
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HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. ‡Pearson’s chi-square test.
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