Long-term quality of life and sexual function of elderly people with endometrial or ovarian cancer

Table 5 Social support, anxiety and depression by age among ovarian endometrial cancer survivors

Variables	< 70 years			≥ 70 years			p value
Variables	N	Mean (SD)	Median (range)	N	Mean (SD)	Median (range)
Ovarian cancer	N = 26			N = 16
Social support
Social support availability	22	15.4 (9.1)	15.0 (0.0–36.0)	11	11.9 (4.6)	11.0 (6.0–22.0)	0.32
Social support satisfaction	18	29.0 (7.1)	30.0 (6.0–36.0)	10	29.2 (4.5)	29.0 (22.0–36.0)	0.56
HADS scores
Anxiety	25	8.8 (4.9)	9.0 (0.0–19.0)	16	8.2 (3.7)	7.5 (3.0–15.0)	0.71
Depression	24	5.0 (2.8)	5.0 (1.0–10.0)	15	6.1 (3.6)	7.0 (0.0–11.0)	0.35
Anxiety (%)
< 11	15	60.0		10	62.5
≥ 11	10	40.0		6	37.5
Missing	1			0
Depression (%)							0.14
< 11	24	100.0		13	86.7
≥ 11	0	0.0		2	13.3
Missing	2			1
Endometrial cancer	N = 45			N = 58
Social support
Social support availability	39	14.2 (7.5)	12.0 (4.0–31.0)	43	15.6 (10.5)	14.0 (0.0–42.0)	0.86
Social support satisfaction	35	28.7 (5.7)	29.0 (16.0–36.0)	34	29.3 (6.1)	30.0 (6.0–36.0)	0.54
HADS scores
Anxiety	44	9.0 (4.1)	9 (2.0–20.0)	48	8.7 (4.3)	7.0 (0.0–18.0)	0.64
Depression	43	5.8 (4.8)	6 (0.0–20.0)	49	6.6 (3.4)	6.0 (1.0–15.0)	0.11
Anxiety (%)							0.46
< 11	28	63.6		34	70.8
≥ 11	16	36.4		14	29.2
Missing	1			10
Depression (%)							0.65
< 11	39	90.7		43	87.8
≥ 11	4	9.3		6	12.2
Missing	2			9

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