Table 2.

Physical and psychological symptoms of the participants and the univariate analysis for fear of cancer recurrence (n = 326).

Symptoms	n(%)	FCR (M ± SD)	F	p
Physical symptoms
Hot flushes and sweating
No	69(21.2)	28.17 ± 10.58	12.419	<0.001
Mild	180(55.2)	32.06 ± 9.43
Moderate to extremely severe	77(23.6)	36.31 ± 10.25
Heart discomfort
No	172(52.8)	29.59 ± 9.81	16.919	<0.001
Mild	143(43.9)	34.63 ± 9.47
Moderate to extremely severe	11(3.3)	42.64 ± 12.40
Sleeping problems
No	60(18.4)	28.13 ± 9.93	16.119	<0.001
Mild	176(54.0)	31.29 ± 9.09
Moderate to extremely severe	90(27.6)	36.84 ± 10.91
Sexual problems
No	141(43.2)	28.90 ± 9.88	16.000	<0.001
Mild	144(44.2)	34.12 ± 9.53
Moderate to extremely severe	41(12.6)	37.12 ± 10.27
Bladder problems
No	171(52.5)	30.42 ± 9.72	6.818	0.001
Mild	123(37.7)	33.71 ± 10.35
Moderate to extremely severe	32(9.8)	36.34 ± 10.55
Dryness of vagina
No	145(44.5)	30.12 ± 9.59	10.378	<0.001
Mild	152(46.6)	32.98 ± 9.97
Moderate to extremely severe	29(8.9)	38.97 ± 11.40
Joint and muscular discomfort
No	77(23.6)	27.78 ± 9.93	11.592	<0.001
Mild	180(55.2)	32.98 ± 9.61
Moderate to extremely severe	69(21.2)	35.29 ± 10.60
Psychological symptoms
Depressive mood
No	110(33.7)	26.86 ± 8.90	44.693	<0.001
Mild	192(58.9)	33.76 ± 9.13
Moderate to extremely severe	24(7.4)	44.71 ± 9.40
Irritability
No	117(35.9)	26.58 ± 8.45	48.763	<0.001
Mild	186(57.1)	34.31 ± 9.40
Moderate to extremely severe	23(7.0)	44.26 ± 8.09
Anxiety
No	141(43.2)	26.26 ± 8.24	76.588	<0.001
Mild	171(52.5)	35.85 ± 8.69
Moderate to extremely severe	14(4.3)	48.39 ± 7.21
Physical and mental exhaustion
No	47(14.4)	25.30 ± 9.24	22.132	<0.001
Mild	224(68.7)	32.28 ± 9.63
Moderate to extremely severe	55(16.9)	38.00 ± 9.86

FCR, Fear of Cancer Recurrence.