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)

HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. ^‡Pearson’s chi-square test.