Performance of Distress Thermometer and Associated Factors of Psychological Distress among Chinese Cancer Patients

Table 4

Risk factors for distress based on demographic, clinical variables, and problem list domains.

Variables	Odd ratio	95% confidence interval	Value
Source of patients	1.29	0.972–1.732	0.07
Diagnosis known	0.64	0.435–0.951	0.02
Lower education levels	1.39	1.060–1.825	0.01
Less income	1.17	0.875–1.567	0.28
Active disease status	1.82	1.274–2.619	0.001
Advanced cancer stage	1.85	1.424–2.405	<0.001
Lung cancer	1.02	0.783–1.344	0.85
Gynecological cancer	0.97	0.630–1.514	0.91
Lack of exercise	3.03	2.307–3.989	<0.001
Practical problems	1.25	0.941–1.684	0.12
Family problems	1.15	0.871–1.523	0.32
Emotional problems	3.54	2.540–4.942	<0.001
Physical problems	8.62	5.468–13.594	<0.001

Bold values denote statistically significant values (). Bold values denote statistically significant values ().