Determining the optimal cut-off scores for the Chinese version of the Memorial Anxiety Scale for Prostate Cancer (MAX-PC)

Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the sample

Variables	N	%
Age (years)
< 60	31	10.8
60–65	75	26.1
66–70	70	24.4
> 70	111	38.7
Marital status
Married	275	95.8
Divorced, single, widowed	12	4.2
Occupational status
Employed	50	17.4
Retired	237	82.6
Residence
Village or countryside	30	10.5
County	57	19.9
City	200	69.7
Education
Primary school or below	43	15.0
Junior high school	70	24.4
Senior high school	70	24.4
College graduate or above	104	36.2
Recent PSA (ng/ml)
≤ 4.000	147	51.2
4.001–10.000	58	20.2
10.001–20.000	44	15.3
> 20.000	32	11.1
Missing	6	2.1
Family history of PCa
Yes	14	4.9
No	273	95.1
Treatment method^a
Open radical prostatectomy	60	20.9
Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy	35	12.2
Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy	107	37.3
Particle implantation	13	4.5
Endocrine therapy	89	31.0
Radiation therapy	82	28.6
Orchiectomy	11	3.8
Chemotherapy	11	3.8

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