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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Aug 13.
Published in final edited form as: J Palliat Med. 2025 Dec 12;29(4):520–526. doi: 10.1177/10966218251401796

Table 2.

Association Between Depression and Pain Interference Among White and Asian Patients

White patients Asian patients
BPI score BPI score
HADS score <4 ≥4 Total HADS score <4 ≥4 Total
<8 n = 136 n = 185 n = 321 <8 n = 6 n = 18 n = 24
42.37% 57.63% 100.00% 25.00% 75.00% 100.00%
84.47% 56.40% 65.64% 100.00% 47.37% 54.55%
≥8 n = 25 n = 143 n = 168 ≥8 n = 0 n = 20 n = 20
14.88% 85.12% 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 100.00%
15.53% 43.60% 34.36% 0.00% 52.63% 45.45%
Total n = 161 n = 328 n = 489 Total n = 6 n = 38 n = 44
32.92% 67.08% 100.00% 13.64% 86.36% 100.00%
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
p < 0.0001 p = 0.025

BPI, Brief Pain Inventory; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.