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Table 1 CES-D scores in demographic and clinical variables (N = 564)

From: Effects of social support, hope and resilience on depressive symptoms within 18 months after diagnosis of prostate cancer

 

N (%)

CES-D

t/F value

p-value

Demographic variables

    

Age

  

0.482

0.547

  ≤ 55

227 (40.2)

22.53 ± 9.54

  

 56–65

193 (34.2)

23.77 ± 8.34

  

  ≥ 66

144 (25.6)

23.32 ± 9.86

  

Marital status

  

0.574

0.532

 Married/living with a partner

495 (87.8)

23.07 ± 9.16

  

 Single/widowed/divorced

69 (12.2)

23.89 ± 9.50

  

Education

  

8.903

 < 0.001

 Middle school or below

265 (46.9)

24.29 ± 9.12b

  

 High school

144 (25.5)

24.37 ± 8.16b

  

 Junior college or above

156 (27.6)

20.48 ± 9.32a

  

Clinical variables

    

Time since diagnosis

  

3.021

0.025

  ≤ 3

143 (25.3)

25.09 ± 8.36a

  

 4–6

139 (24.6)

23.35 ± 9.02

  

 7–12

194 (34.4)

22.14 ± 10.09b

  

 13–18

88 (15.6)

22.51 ± 8.84

  

Cancer stage

  

− 2.245

0.007

 I

298 (52.8)

22.31 ± 9.41a

  

 II

266 (47.2)

24.47 ± 8.82b

  

Treatment type

  

− 1.207

0.214

 No treatment

5 (0.8)

  

 Surgery

290 (51.4)

22.97 ± 9.36

  

 Combined treatmentc

269 (47.7)

23.54 ± 8.28

  

 Chemotherapy

2 (0.2)

  
  1. CES-D Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
  2. a,bCalculated by least-significant-difference (LSD), mean scores for depression with unequal superscripts differ significantly at the p < 0.05 level
  3. cCombined treatment included surgery and other treatments (radiation and/or endocrinotherapy)