Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics and their association with the Death Anxiety Scale (DAS) scores in patients with brain tumors.
DAS: Death Anxiety Scale; SD: standard deviation; P-value: the probability value indicating the significance of the results.
| Variable | Count (%) | Death Anxiety Scale | P-value | |
| Mean (SD) | ||||
| Gender | Male | 98 (81.7%) | 48.5 (19.4) | <0.001 |
| Female | 22 (18.3%) | 77.9 (14.2) | ||
| Educational level | Illiterate | 9 (7.5%) | 83 (13.5) | <0.001 |
| Primary education | 12 (10%) | 63.6 (19) | ||
| Secondary education | 31 (25.8%) | 56.2 (23.6) | ||
| High education | 68 (56.7%) | 47.3 (18.2) | ||
| Marital status | Single | 7 (5.8%) | 50 (12) | <0.001 |
| Married | 95 (79.2%) | 51.4 (21.5) | ||
| Widowed | 18 (15%) | 68.5 (22.1) | ||
| Monthly income (Saudi riyals) | Less than 3,000 | 22 (18.3%) | 60.6 (11.1) | <0.001 |
| 3,000 – 5,000 | 20 (16.7%) | 72.7 (17.9) | ||
| 5,000 – 10,000 | 23 (19.2%) | 61.6 (27.5) | ||
| More than 10,000 | 55 (45.8%) | 41.1 (15.2) | ||
| Having chronic medical conditions | Yes | 86 (71.7%) | 50.3 (21.9) | 0.004 |
| No | 34 (28.3%) | 62.8 (18.5) | ||
| Type of brain tumor | Primary tumor | 81 (67.5%) | 53.4 (21.5) | 0.7 |
| Secondary tumor | 39 (32.5%) | 54.8 (22.5) | ||
| Tumor stage | First stage | 27 (22.5%) | 61.5 (25.2) | <0.001 |
| Second stage | 21 (17.5%) | 66 (20.2) | ||
| Third stage | 15 (12.5%) | 30.8 (8.2) | ||
| Unknown stage | 57 (47.5%) | 51.8 (17.8) | ||
| Duration since diagnosis | Less than 6 months | 45 (37.5%) | 58.2 (23.8) | 0.03 |
| 6 months – 1 year | 34 (28.3%) | 51.3 (22.1) | ||
| 1 year – 3 years | 21 (17.5%) | 58.8 (18.5) | ||
| More than 3 years | 20 (16.7%) | 43.1 (15.1) | ||