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World J Clin Oncol. Sep 24, 2025; 16(9): 110031
Published online Sep 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i9.110031
Published online Sep 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i9.110031
Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of 208 cervical cancer patients
| Variable | Items | Percentage (%) | |
| Ethnicity | Han | 198 | 95.19 |
| Others | 10 | 4.81 | |
| Residence | Urban | 123 | 59.13 |
| Rural | 85 | 40.87 | |
| Marital status | Single | 15 | 7.21 |
| Married | 188 | 90.38 | |
| Divorced | 5 | 2.40 | |
| No. of children | 0 | 29 | 13.94 |
| 1 | 110 | 52.88 | |
| ≥ 2 | 69 | 33.17 | |
| Education level | Primary/middle | 75 | 36.06 |
| High school | 42 | 20.19 | |
| College and above | 91 | 43.75 | |
| Household income per capita (RMB) | ≤ 3000 | 34 | 16.35 |
| 3000-5000 | 67 | 32.21 | |
| 5000-10000 | 69 | 33.17 | |
| ≥ 10000 | 38 | 18.27 | |
| Occupation | Employed | 136 | 65.38 |
| Unemployed/retired | 72 | 34.62 | |
| Medical payment method | Medical insurance | 152 | 73.08 |
| New rural Cooperative Medical Scheme | 48 | 23.08 | |
| Self-pay | 8 | 3.85 | |
| Tumor type | Squamous-cell carcinoma | 146 | 70.19 |
| Adenocarcinoma | 35 | 16.83 | |
| Other types | 27 | 12.98 | |
| Clinical stage | I | 65 | 31.25 |
| II | 76 | 36.54 | |
| III | 50 | 24.04 | |
| IV | 17 | 8.17 |
Table 2 Fertility worries, depression, and fear of recurrence scores in 208 cervical cancer patients of childbearing age
| Variable | Items | Score | mean ± SD |
| Total reproductive concerns | 18 | 18-90 | 53.95 ± 7.71 |
| FP | 3 | 3-15 | 10.97 ± 2.51 |
| PP | 3 | 3-15 | 7.05 ± 2.23 |
| PA | 3 | 3-15 | 7.87 ± 2.06 |
| PH | 3 | 3-15 | 10.11 ± 2.59 |
| CH | 3 | 3-15 | 9.79 ± 2.48 |
| DA | 3 | 3-15 | 8.16 ± 2.65 |
| Total depression score | 9 | 0-27 | 15.84 ± 3.91 |
| Total FOR score | 7 | 7-40 | 21.38 ± 4.53 |
Table 3 Correlation analysis of reproductive concern, depression, and fear of recurrence in cervical cancer patients of childbearing age
| Variable | Relevance | Reproductive concerns | FOR total score | ||||||
| Total score | FP | PP | PA | PH | CH | DA | |||
| Depression score | r | 0.477a | 0.427a | 0.331a | 0.526a | 0.408a | 0.383a | 0.492a | 0.372 |
| P value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |
| FOR total score | r | 0.426a | 0.439a | 0.320a | 0.452a | 0.374a | 0.346a | 0.417a | - |
| P value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | - | |
- Citation: He XY, Huang Y, Qiao CP, Ma J, Han X, Fan XM, Chen Q. Fertility anxiety partially mediates depression and recurrence fear in reproductive-age cervical cancer patients: A cross-sectional study. World J Clin Oncol 2025; 16(9): 110031
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-4333/full/v16/i9/110031.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v16.i9.110031
