Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of the study sample (N = 319).
| Categorical Variables | N (%) | BF Scores | t/F | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 0.196 | 0.845 | ||
| Male | 115 (36.1) | 47.39 ± 12.01 | ||
| Female | 204 (63.9) | 47.67 ± 14.43 | ||
| Age | 0.937 | 0.334 | ||
| 18–39 | 88 (27.6) | 45.76 ± 13.35 | ||
| 40–59 | 155 (48.6) | 47.96 ± 13.13 | ||
| 60 and above | 76 (23.8) | 47.91 ± 11.51 | ||
| Ethnicity | 0.004 | 0.952 | ||
| Han | 309 (96.9) | 47.56 ± 12.29 | ||
| Other | 10 (3.1) | 47.80 ± 12.13 | ||
| Occupation | 0.001 | 0.971 | ||
| Worker | 75 (23.5) | 46.07 ± 11.56 | ||
| Military or civil servant | 15 (4.7) | 50.73 ± 10.15 | ||
| Professional technician | 55 (17.2) | 50.69 ± 12.79 | ||
| Business or service industry | 60 (18.8) | 45.78 ± 11.54 | ||
| Unemployed | 57 (17.9) | 48.72 ± 13.30 | ||
| Farmer | 30 (9.4) | 44.87 ± 11.58 | ||
| Other | 28 (8.8) | 48.11 ± 13.33 | ||
| Level of education | 0.512 | 0.045 | ||
| Primary school | 39 (12.2) | 47.03 ± 13.68 | ||
| Junior high school | 71 (22.3) | 46.68 ± 11.44 | ||
| High school | 86 (27.0) | 47.95 ± 11.37 | ||
| College degree or above | 123 (38.5) | 47.69 ± 13.42 | ||
| Marital status | 1.053 | 0.297 | ||
| Married | 276 (86.5) | 47.26 ± 12.06 | ||
| Single (unmarried, divorced, widowed) | 43 (13.5) | 49.56 ± 13.49 | ||
| Family per capita monthly income | 0.389 | 0.533 | ||
| CNY 5000 and below | 123 (38.6) | 47.08 ± 12.20 | ||
| CNY 5000–9999 | 110 (34.5) | 48.14 ± 11.88 | ||
| CNY 10,000–14,999 | 44 (13.8) | 49.84 ± 12.87 | ||
| CNY 15,000–19,999 | 12 (3.8) | 49.42 ± 12.61 | ||
| CNY 20,000 and above | 30 (9.4) | 43.43 ± 12.56 | ||
| Form of medical security | 2.497 | 0.115 | ||
| Self-financed | 33 (10.3) | 44.76 ± 14.31 | ||
| Provincial or municipal medical Insurance | 246 (77.1) | 47.65 ± 11.92 | ||
| Other insurance | 40 (12.6) | 49.38 ± 12.47 | ||
| Are there any cancer patients in the family? | 0.021 | 0.885 | ||
| Yes | 81 (25.4) | 47.74 ± 11.98 | ||
| No | 238 (74.6) | 47.51 ± 12.38 | ||
| Main symptoms a | ||||
| Chest tightness | 54 (16.9) | 46.96 ± 13.24 | 0.399 | 0.690 |
| Anorexia | 109 (34.2) | 49.55 ± 12.05 | 2.088 | 0.068 |
| Poor sleep | 136 (42.6) | 48.27 ± 12.50 | 0.880 | 0.379 |
| Pain | 102 (32.0) | 49.45 ± 11.10 | 1.885 | 0.160 |
| Diarrhea or constipation | 78 (24.5) | 48.12 ± 12.19 | −0.451 | 0.652 |
| Others | 100 (31.3) | 48.67 ± 12.58 | −1.082 | 0.280 |
| Combined with other diseases a | ||||
| Hypertension | 32 (10.0) | 47.91 ± 12.06 | −0.258 | 0.796 |
| Diabetes | 68 (21.3) | 48.62 ± 11.08 | −0.512 | 0.609 |
| Heart disease | 15 (4.7) | 45.67 ± 13.54 | 0.615 | 0.539 |
| Metabolic syndrome | 11 (3.4) | 50.36 ± 6.76 | −0.768 | 0.443 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 18 (5.6) | 42.72 ± 12.24 | 1.732 | 0.284 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 8 (2.5) | 44.50 ± 4.54 | 0.717 | 0.474 |
| Others | 215 (67.4) | 47.15 ± 13.00 | 0.883 | 0.378 |
| Self-assessment of current disease severity | 4.076 | 0.018 | ||
| 0–3 | 72 (22.3) | 44.61 ± 12.61 | ||
| 4–7 | 183 (57.4) | 49.17 ± 12.30 | ||
| 8–10 | 64 (20.3) | 46.31 ± 11.13 | ||
| Personality self-assessment | 1.266 | 0.261 | ||
| Introverted | 62 (19.4) | 46.84 ± 12.85 | ||
| Extroverted | 106 (33.2) | 46.64 ± 11.44 | ||
| Ambivert | 151 (47.4) | 48.52 ± 12.59 | ||
| Exercise time per day | 6.904 | 0.009 | ||
| None | 48 (15.0) | 42.57 ± 11.09 | ||
| Less than 30 min | 126 (39.5) | 47.67 ± 11.40 | ||
| 30 min to 1 h | 103 (32.3) | 48.33 ± 13.09 | ||
| More than 1 h | 42 (13.2) | 49.73 ± 12.00 | ||
| Therapeutic schedule | 3.199 | 0.175 | ||
| Operation | 69 (21.6) | 46.22 ± 49.99 | ||
| Chemotherapy | 127 (39.8) | 47.28 ± 11.28 | ||
| Radiotherapy | 38 (11.9) | 45.61 ± 12.36 | ||
| Two or more | 85 (26.7) | 49.99 ± 13.09 |
Note: a refers to multiple options.