Research Article
The Emotional Status, Attitudes in Decision-Making Process, and Their Impact on Surgical Choices in Korean Breast Cancer Patients
Table 2
Characteristics according to degree of depression and anxiety.
| | | Depression | p value | Anxiety | p value | | Normal | Borderline | Abnormal | Normal | Borderline | Abnormal |
| | Age | 55.1 ± 11.3 | 52.7 ± 13.7 | 52.1 ± 10.3 | 0.583 | 54.2 ± 11.3 | 51.5 ± 10.5 | 50.9 ± 11.4 | 0.5 | | BMI | 24.5 ± 4.3 | 23.1 ± 3.9 | 22.9 ± 3.3 | 0.228 | 23.7 ± 3.7 | 23.2 ± 4.1 | 22.0 ± 3.1 | 0.372 | | Education status | | High school education | 11 (55.0) | 6 (50.0) | 29 (63.0) | 0.686 | 26 (56.5) | 11 (23.9) | 9 (19.6) | 0.522 | | College or university education | 9 (45.0) | 6 (50.0) | 17 (37.0) | | 21 (65.6) | 8 (25.0) | 3 (9.45) | |
| | Occupation | | No | 11 (55.0) | 9 (64.3) | 24 (51.1) | 0.71 | 26 (59.1) | 10 (22.7) | 8 (18.2) | 0.732 | | Yes | 9 (45.0) | 5 (35.7) | 23 (48.9) | | 23 (62.2) | 10 (27.0) | 4 (10.8) | |
| | Menopausal status | | Premenopause | 8 (38.1) | 7 (50.0) | 28 (56.0) | 0.369 | 21 (42.0) | 13 (59.1) | 9 (69.2) | 0.158 | | Postmenopause | 13 (61.9) | 7 (50.0) | 22 (44.0) | | 29 (58.0) | 9 (40.9) | 4 (30.8) | | | Tumor size | 1.8 ± 1.3 | 2.3 ± 2.1 | 1.9 ± 1.0 | 0.54 | 1.8 ± 1.2 | 2.2 ± 1.4 | 2.1 ± 1.3 | 0.435 |
| | T stage | | Tis | 7 (33.3) | 6 (42.9) | 6 (12.0) | 0.157 | 13 (26.0) | 4 (18.2) | 2 (15.4) | 0.164 | | T1 | 9 (42.9) | 5 (35.7) | 28 (56.0) | | 24 (48.0) | 8 (36.4) | 10 (76.9) | | | T2 | 5 (23.8) | 3 (21.4) | 15 (30.0) | | 12 (24.0) | 10 (45.5) | 1 (7.7) | |
| | Diagnosis | | Invasive | 14 (66.7) | 8 (57.1) | 43 (86.0) | 0.031 | 36 (72.0) | 18 (81.8) | 11 (84.6) | 0.589 | | In situ | 7 (33.3) | 6 (42.9) | 7 (14.0) | | 14 (28.0) | 4 (18.2) | 2 (15.4) | |
| | Anxiety | | Normal | 21 (100) | 12 (85.7) | 17 (34) | <0.001 | | | | | | Borderline | 0 | 2 (14.3) | 20 (40.0) | | | | | | | Abnormal | 0 | 0 | 13 (26.0) | | | | | |
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Values are presented as number of patients (%). HADS score: 0–7, normal; 8–10, borderline; 11–21, abnormal.
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