Table 2. Difference in depression, anxiety, death anxiety and symptom burden between patient characteristics (N=200).

Characteristics	Depression			Anxiety			Death anxiety			Symptom burden
	Median (IQR)	Z		Median (IQR)	Z		Median (IQR)	Z		Median (IQR)	Z
CNY, Chinese Yuan; IQR, interquartile range; *, P<0.05; **, P<0.01; ***, P<0.001.
Marital status		1.11			−0.68			−0.86			−0.18
Married	6.0 (3.0−9.0)			3.0 (1.0−6.8)			16.0 (7.0−31.8)			1.0 (0−2.0)
Not married	4.5 (3.0−8.8)			2.0 (1.0−5.8)			13.0 (7.5−22.0)			1.0 (0−1.0)
Education		1.33			−2.43*			1.14			−0.71
High school and below	6.0 (3.0−9.0)			2.0 (1.0−6.0)			14.5 (7.0−29.3)			1.0 (0−2.0)
College school and above	6.0 (3.8−9.3)			4.0 (2.0−7.0)			16.5 (8.8−32.3)			2.0 (0−2.0)
Working state		−0.95			−1.96*			−2.33*			−0.33
Employed	6.0 (3.0−10.0)			3.0 (1.0−8.0)			18.0 (8.5−35.0)			1.0 (0−2.0)
Unemployed or retired	6.0 (3.0−8.0)			2.0 (1.0−6.0)			12.0 (6.0−21.0)			2.0 (0−2.0)
Religion		−2.04*			1.26			1.43			−0.80
Yes	8.0 (4.0−11.0)			4.0 (2.0−7.0)			17.0 (9.0−38.0)			2.0 (0−2.0)
No	6.0 (3.0−9.0)			3.0 (1.0−6.0)			15.0 (7.0−29.0)			1.0 (0−2.0)
Having children		−0.75			−1.25			1.91			1.04
Yes	6.0 (3.0−9.0)			3.0 (1.0−6.0)			15.0 (7.0−30.0)			1.0 (0−2.0)
No	7.5 (1.5−16.0)			4.5 (1.3−12.3)			20.0 (10.5−51.8)			1.5 (0−4.0)
Residential location		−0.21			−0.21			−0.32			−0.47
Urban area	6.0 (3.0−9.0)			3.0 (1.0−6.0)			16.0 (7.0−31.0)			1.0 (0−2.0)
Rural area	6.0 (3.0−10.0)			2.0 (1.0−6.5)			14.0 (7.0−26.5)			1.0 (0−2.0)
Income per month (CNY)		−0.65			−1.99*			1.59			−0.05
<7,000	6.0 (3.0−9.0)			2.0 (1.0−6.0)			15.0 (7.0−27.0)			1.0 (0−2.0)
≥7,000	6.0 (3.5−10.0)			5.0 (2.0−9.5)			23.0 (8.0−37.0)			2.0 (0−2.8)
Financial strain		−2.16*			−1.87			1.07			−2.28*
Yes	6.0 (3.0−10.0)			3.0 (1.0−7.0)			16.0 (8.0−32.0)			2.0 (0−2.0)
No	5.0 (2.0−7.8)			2.0 (1.0−5.0)			14.5 (3.3−29.0)			1.0 (0−1.0)
Separation and death in 5 years		−0.23			−0.92			−0.50			−1.34
Yes	6.0 (3.0−10.0)			3.0 (1.0−7.0)			16.0 (7.0−31.5)			1.0 (0−2.0)
No	6.0 (3.0−9.0)			3.0 (1.0−6.0)			15.0 (7.0−30.8)			0 (0−2.0)
Life-threatening events in 5 years		1.18			−2.09*			−3.15**			−2.02*
Yes	6.0 (5.0−13.5)			6.0 (2.0−11.0)			39.0 (16.5−54.5)			1.0 (0−5.0)
No	6.0 (3.0−9.0)			3.0 (1.0−6.0)			15.0 (7.0−29.0)			0.5 (0−2.0)
Metastasis		−0.03			−1.26			1.56			−0.13
Organs	6.0 (3.0−9.0)			3.0 (1.0−6.0)			15.0 (7.0−29.0)			1.0 (0−2.0)
Lymph nodes or nearby tissues	6.0 (3.0−9.5)			3.0 (1.0−10.0)			21.0 (7.5−42.5)			0 (0−2.0)
Surgery		1.24			−2.25*			−0.33			−0.61
Yes	6.0 (3.0−10.0)			3.0 (1.0−7.0)			15.5 (7.0−30.0)			1.0 (0−2.0)
No	5.5 (1.3−8.0)			2.0 (0−5.0)			16.0 (5.5−41.8)			0 (0−2.0)
Radiotherapy		−3.37***			−1.98*			1.22			−3.05**
Yes	6.5 (4.0−11.0)			3.0 (1.0−7.0)			17.0 (8.0−30.8)			1.0 (0−2.0)
No	4.5 (2.0−8.0)			2.0 (1.0−6.0)			14.5 (6.3−32.8)			0 (0−1.0)
Chemotherapy		−0.94			−0.91			−0.40			−0.31
Yes	6.0 (3.0−9.0)			3.0 (1.0−6.8)			15.0 (7.0−31.0)			1.0 (0−2.0)
No	5.5 (1.3−7.8)			2.0 (0.3−5.0)			19.0 (2.5−27.5)			1.0 (0−1.0)
Endocrinotherapy		−0.49			−0.14			−0.51			−0.13
Yes	6.0 (3.0−9.0)			3.0 (1.0−6.0)			16.0 (7.0−29.5)			0.5 (0−2.0)
No	6.0 (3.0−10.0)			3.0 (1.0−7.0)			15.0 (8.0−36.0)			1.0 (0−2.0)
Comorbidity		−0.80			−2.04*			−2.39*			−0.60
Yes	6.0 (2.0−9.0)			2.0 (0.3−4.0)			10.5 (5.3−22.5)			2.0 (0−1.8)
No	6.0 (3.0−9.0)			3.0 (1.0−7.0)			17.0 (8.0−33.5)			1.0 (0−2.0)