[Retracted] The Mediating Role of Alexithymia: Social Support and Depression among Colorectal Cancer Patients

Table 1

Description of demographic and clinical characteristics and univariate analysis of depression ().

Characteristic	(%)
Age (year)		4.310	0.366
≤ 40	16 (8.7)
41~50	35 (19.1)
51~60	61 (33.3)
61~70	50 (27.3)
≥ 71	21 (11.5)
Gender		2.268	0.132
Male	103 (56.3)
Female	80 (43.7)
BMI		0.427	0.808
Emaciation	10 (5.5)
Normal	100 (54.6)
Overweigh	73 (39.9)
Education level		7.463	0.059
Primary school	70 (38.3)
Junior middle school	57 (31.1)
High school	34 (18.6)
University and above	22 (12.0)
Marital status		4.794	0.188
Unmarried	2 (1.1)
Married	151 (82.5)
Divorce	7 (3.8)
Widowed	23 (12.6)
Occupational status		6.894	0.032
Retirement	52 (28.4)
On the job	41 (22.4)
Unemployed	90 (49.2)
Place of residence		9.161	0.010
City	62
Town	51
Countryside	70 (38.2)
Payment of medical expenses		0.738	0.691
Urban insurance	90
Rural cooperative medical care	89
Self-expense	4
Family monthly income; (Chinese yuan, RMB)		9.184	0.027
< ¥1000	43
¥1000~2999	90
¥3000~5000	43 (23.5)
> ¥5000	7 (3.8)
Disease type		0.275	0.159
Colon cancer	74 (40.4)
Rectal cancer	109 (59.6)
Postoperative time		6.344	0.096
< 31 days	75 (41.0)
31~90 days	51 (27.9)
91~180 days	39 (21.3)
> 180 days	18 (9.8)
Stoma		0.462	0.497
Yes	50 (27.3)
No	133 (72.7)
Comorbidity		1.955	0.162
Yes	128 (69.9)
No	55 (30.1)
Complication		0.250	0.617
Yes	34 (18.6)
No	149 (81.4)
Anemia		6.276	0.012
Yes	123 (67.2)
No	60 (32.8)
Receiving treatment		1.184	0.553
Operation	71
Postoperative chemotherapy/radiotherapy	80
Review	32