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. 2017 Jul 4;7(2):188–192. doi: 10.3892/br.2017.937

Table III.

Correlation between serum levels of cytokines and HADS score in each group (n=20).

Group Anxiety (HADS) Depression (HADS) Depression and anxiety (total HADS)
Healthy volunteers 0.16 0.18 0.16
Pre-surgery   0.45a   0.35b   0.26c
Pre-chemotherapy   0.32b   0.40b   0.42b
Chemotherapy   0.40b   0.24c   0.38b
Post-chemotherapy   0.25c 0.16   0.26c
a

P<0.0001

b

P<0.001

c

P<0.05 (simple linear regression). HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.