Table 1.
Patient Characteristics.
| All | No depression | Depression | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Patients | N= 355 | N= 309 | N= 46 | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 70.0 (7.2) | 70.1 (7.0) | 69.9 (8.8) | 0.4331 |
| Range | 60-96 | 60-91 | 60-96 | |
| Sex, n(%) | ||||
| Male | 200 (56.3) | 172 (55.7) | 28 (60.9) | 0.5066 |
| Female | 155 (43.7) | 137 (44.3) | 18 (39.1) | |
| Race, n(%) | ||||
| White | 264 (74.4) | 230 (74.4) | 34 (73.9) | 0.6632 |
| Black | 86 (24.2) | 74 (23.9) | 12 (26.1) | |
| Other | 5 (1.4) | 5 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Ethnicity, n(%) | ||||
| Hispanic | 8 (2.3) | 8 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0.2697 |
| Educational Level, n(%) | ||||
| Less than high school | 61 (17.2) | 49 (15.9) | 12 (26.1) | 0.3166 |
| High school graduate | 96 (27.0) | 83 (26.9) | 13 (28.3) | |
| Some college | 66 (18.6) | 57 (18.4) | 9 (19.6) | |
| Associate/Bachelors | 97 (27.3) | 87 (28.2) | 10 (21.7) | |
| Advanced Degree | 35 (9.9) | 33 (10.7) | 2 (4.3) | |
| Employment, n(%) | ||||
| Retired | 215 (60.6) | 192 (62.1) | 23 (50.0) | 0.0019 |
| Disabled | 47 (13.2) | 34 (11.0) | 13 (28.3) | |
| Part-time (<32hr/wk) | 10 (2.8) | 10 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Full-time (>32hr/wk) | 38 (10.7) | 37 (12.0) | 1 (2.2) | |
| Other | 45 (12.7) | 36 (11.7) | 9 (19.6) | |
| Marital Status, n(%) | ||||
| Single | 25 (7.0) | 22 (7.1) | 3 (6.5) | 0.0084 |
| Widowed/Divorced | 102 (28.7) | 80 (25.9) | 22 (47.8) | |
| Married | 228 (64.2) | 207 (67.0) | 21 (45.7) | |
| Cancer Type, n(%) | ||||
| Colorectal | 122 (34.4) | 110 (35.6) | 12 (26.1) | 0.1024 |
| Pancreatic | 88 (24.8) | 74 (23.9) | 14 (30.4) | |
| Hepatobiliary | 59 (16.6) | 55 (17.8) | 4 (8.7) | |
| Gastroesophageal | 38 (10.7) | 29 (9.4) | 9 (19.6) | |
| Other (NEC, GIST, Anal) | 48 (13.5) | 41 (13.3) | 7 (15.2) | |
| Cancer Stage, n(%) | ||||
| 0-II | 106 (29.9) | 92 (29.8) | 14 (30.4) | 0.1683 |
| III | 92 (25.9) | 85 (27.5) | 7 (15.2) | |
| IV | 157 (44.2) | 132 (42.7) | 25 (54.3) |
Abbreviations: NEC, neuroendocrine carcinoma; GIST, gastrointestinal stromal tumor.