Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Variables | Depressive symptomatology (n = 80) | No depressive symptomatology (n = 158) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 57.4 ± 9.7 | 53.7 ± 14.5 | 0.041∗ |
| Gender | p ≤ 0.001∗∗ | ||
| Male | 12 (15) | 128 (81) | |
| Female | 68 (85) | 30 (19) | |
| Education level | p ≤ 0.001∗∗ | ||
| Primary school or below | 49 (61.2) | 58 (36.7) | |
| Junior high school | 21 (26.3) | 61 (38.6) | |
| Senior high school or higher | 10 (12.5) | 39 (24.7) | |
| Marital status | 0.014∗ | ||
| Single | 1 (1.3) | 9 (5.7) | |
| Married | 70 (87.4) | 144 (91.1) | |
| Divorce | 9 (11.3) | 5 (3.2) | |
| Medical insurance | 0.059 | ||
| Self-paying | 11 (13.8) | 17 (10.8) | |
| Social security payments | 57 (71.2) | 105 (66.4) | |
| Commercial insurance payment | 12 (15) | 36 (22.8) | |
| Home place | 0.32 | ||
| Rural areas | 33 (41.3) | 57 (36.1) | |
| Urban areas | 47 (58.7) | 101 (63.9) | |
| Per capita monthly household income | 0.027∗ | ||
| ≤4000 yuan/month | 13 (16.3) | 16 (10.1) | |
| 400-8000 yuan/month | 37 (46.3) | 51 (32.3) | |
| >8000 yuan/month | 30 (37.4) | 91 (57.6) | |
| Doctor patient communication frequency | 0.197 | ||
| Less | 15 (18.8) | 43 (27.2) | |
| Normal | 59 (73.7) | 98 (62) | |
| Frequent | 6 (7.5) | 17 (10.8) | |
| Hypertension | 0.788 | ||
| No | 63 (78.7) | 122 (77.2) | |
| Yes | 17 (21.3) | 36 (22.8) | |
| Diabetes | 0.977 | ||
| No | 73 (91.2) | 144 (91.1) | |
| Yes | 7 (8.8) | 14 (8.9) | |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 0.549 | ||
| No | 64 (80) | 121 (76.6) | |
| Yes | 16 (20) | 37 (23.4) | |
| Psychiatric history | 0.599 | ||
| No | 77 (96.2) | 155 (98.1) | |
| Yes | 3 (3.8) | 3 (1.9) | |
| Family history of NHL | 0.544 | ||
| No | 75 (93.7) | 152 (96.2) | |
| Yes | 5 (6.3) | 6 (3.8) | |
| Targeted drug | 0.334 | ||
| No | 60 (75) | 109 (69) | |
| Yes | 20 (25) | 49 (31) | |
| Pathological stage | 0.372 | ||
| No | 31 (38.7) | 52 (32.9) | |
| Yes | 49 (61.3) | 106 (67.1) | |
| IPI | 0.067 | ||
| Score 0 to 2 | 28 (35) | 75 (47.5) | |
| Score 3 to 5 | 52 (65) | 83 (52.5) | |
| Palindromia | 0.791 | ||
| No | 19 (23.8) | 40 (25.3) | |
| Yes | 61 (76.2) | 118 (74.7) | |
| The first time in hospital | 0.874 | ||
| No | 22 (27.5) | 45 (28.5) | |
| Yes | 58 (72.5) | 113 (71.5) | |
| Disclosure of NHL diagnosis | p ≤ 0.001∗∗ | ||
| No | 7 (8.8) | 58 (36.7) | |
| Yes | 73 (91.2) | 100 (63.3) | |
| SSRS | p ≤ 0.001∗∗ | ||
| Low | 20 (25) | 57 (36) | |
| Medium | 42 (52.5) | 96 (60.8) | |
| High | 18 (22.5) | 5 (3.2) | |
| BAI | p ≤ 0.001∗∗ | ||
| Negative | 30 (37.5) | 112 (70.9) | |
| Positive | 50 (62.5) | 46 (29.1) | |
| PSQI | 9.3 ± 2.3 | 4.8 ± 3.3 | p ≤ 0.001∗∗ |
| Social Impact Scale | 60.1 ± 8.1 | 62.6 ± 7.6 | 0.017∗ |
| Total score QLQ-C30 | 51.7 ± 8.8 | 59 ± 12 | p ≤ 0.001∗∗ |
∗ p < 0.05 and ∗∗p < 0.01. Values are presented as the mean ± SD or number (percent (%)). IPI: International Prognostic Index; SSRS: Social Support Rate Scale; BAI: Beck Anxiety Inventory; PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.