Table 2.
Comparison of resected colorectal cancer survivors with and without positive depression screen, age 65 years and older (N = 1785)
| Variable | No depression n = 1507 |
Depression n = 278 |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 77.5 (6.7) | 78.0 (7.2) | 0.237 |
| Race, white, no. (%), missing = 0 | 1150 (76.3) | 187 (67.3) | 0.001 |
| Sex, female, no. (%), missing = 0 | 736 (48.8) | 171 (61.5) | <0.001 |
| High school or higher education, no. (%), missing = 43 | 1028 (69.9) | 167 (61.4) | 0.005 |
| Income less than $30,000, n (%), missing = 392 | 711 (60.6) | 169 (77.2) | <0.001 |
| Homeowner, n (%), missing = 140 | 1163 (83.3) | 186 (74.7) | 0.001 |
| Married, n (%), missing = 56 | 824 (56.6) | 117 (43.0) | <0.001 |
| 2 or more comorbiditiesa, n (%) | 343 (22.8) | 111 (39.9) | <0.001 |
| Impairment in two or more ADLs, n (%) | 182 (12.1) | 127 (46.7) | <0.001 |
| Type of Cancer, Colon, n (%) | 1099 (72.9) | 210 (75.5) | 0.370 |
| Radiation therapy, n (%), missing = 21 | 154 (10.4) | 20 (7.2) | 0.108 |
| SEER cancer stage, n (%), missing = 177 | 0.619 | ||
| Localized | 696 (51.1) | 124 (50.4) | |
| Regional | 597 (43.8) | 106 (43.1) | |
| Distant | 59 (4.3) | 15 (6.1) | |
| Unstaged | <11 | <11 | |
| Tumor size, mm, mean (SD), missing = 435 | 43.1 (20.8) | 43.7 (20.7) | 0.698 |
ADLs activities of daily living
a
Comorbidities are defined by nine independent survey questions in MHOS