The Influence of the Social Support on Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression among Patients with Silicosis

Table 1

Comparison of the social support, anxiety, and depression of patients with silicosis in related variables.

Variables	𝑛	Social support	Anxiety	Depression
Age
(0) ≤60	39	60.7±8.8	13.0±2.0	10.6±2.0
(1) >60	285	54.5±10.3^∗	12.8±1.9	10.5±1.9
Gender
(0) Female	73	50.8±9.9	12.9±2.0	11.4±1.9
(1) Male	251	56.5±10.0^∗	12.8±1.9	10.3±1.8^∗
Period of silicosis
I	282	55.2±10.4	12.9±1.9	10.5±1.8
II-III	42	55.5±9.3	12.6±1.8	10.7±2.1
Duration of dust exposure
(0) ≤15	32	54.4±10.9	12.5±1.6	10.3±1.4
(1) 15–30	172	54.0±10.1	12.9±1.9	10.9±1.9
(2) >30	120	57.3±10.2^#	12.9±2.0	10.0±1.8^#
Pulmonary tuberculosis
(0) Yes	130	55.9±9.0	12.7±1.9	10.4±1.8
(1) No	194	54.8±11.0	13.0±2.0	10.6±1.9
Total	324	55.3±10.3	12.9±1.9	10.5±1.9

∗Compared with (0), 𝑃<0.05; ^#compared with (1), 𝑃<0.05.