Table 5.
Prevalence and intensity of four physical symptoms in 780 patients according to the intensity of anxiety or depression.
| Symptoms | Intensity a of Anxiety | INTENSITY a of Depression | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1–4 | 5–10 | p Value b | 0 | 1–4 | 5–10 | p Value b | ||
| (N = 324) | (N = 279) | (N = 177) | (N = 298) | (N = 274) | (N = 208) | ||||
| Asthenia | N | 294 | 270 | 170 | 269 | 264 | 202 | ||
| % | 90.7 | 96.8 | 96.0 | <0.05 | 90.3 | 96.4 | 97.1 | <0.01 | |
| Intensity | 4.67 | 5.03 | 6.32 | <0.001 | 4.34 | 4.34 | 6.58 | <0.001 | |
| Pain | N | 198 | 197 | 128 | 188 | 187 | 148 | ||
| % | 61.1 | 70.6 | 72.3 | <0.05 | 63.1% | 68.2% | 71.2 | NS | |
| Intensity | 2.64 | 3.08 | 3.64 | <0.001 | 2.79 | 2.96 | 3.45 | <0.05 | |
| Breathlessness | N | 135 | 151 | 90 | 114 | 155 | 107 | ||
| % | 41.7 | 54.1 | 50.8 | <0.05 | 38.3% | 56.6% | 51.4 | <0.05 | |
| Intensity | 1.70 | 2.30 | 2.50 | <0.01 | 1.73 | 2.43 | 2.19 | <0.001 | |
| Nausea | N | 117 | 137 | 94 | 96 | 137 | 115 | ||
| % | 36.1 | 49.1 | 53.1 | <0.001 | 32.2 | 50.0 | 55.3 | <0.001 | |
| Intensity | 1.27 | 1.69 | 2.70 | <0.001 | 1.05 | 1.76 | 2.72 | <0.001 | |
NS, not statistically significant. a Measured using a numeric rating scale from 0 to 10; b p value for difference across levels of intensity of anxiety or depression.