Table 2 – Factors associated with depression, unadjusted analysis, in oncological patients under palliative care at a hospital service (n = 70), Brazil, 2023

Aggressive tumors

1

0.800

Less aggressive tumors

0.87

0.28, 2.57

Sex

Female

1

Male

0.68

0.21, 2.05

0.504

Age

0.98

0.94, 1.03

0.515

Domains of EORTC-C30*

Overall Performance

0.84

0.68, 1.03

0.101

Physical Function

0.81

0.67, 0.98

0.034

Total Function

0.81

0.69, 0.94

0.007

Cognitive Function

1.18

0.96, 1.47

0.120

Emotional Function

1.55

1.24, 2.04

< 0.001

Social role

1.13

0.95, 1.35

0.158

Financial difficulty

1.14

0.97, 1.34

0.107

Symptoms

Dyspnea

1.06

0.88, 1.26

0.476

Pain

1.10

0.95, 1.29

0.213

Fatigue

1.11

0.93, 1.32

0.245

Insomnia

1.08

0.94, 1.25

0.279

Loss of appetite

1.12

0.99, 1.28

0.076

Nausea/Vomiting

1.08

0.92, 1.26

0.348

Constipation

1.07

0.93, 1.23

0.320

Diarrhea

1.05

0.86, 1.27

0.590

Depression

Tumor type

More aggressive tumors

1

0.681

Less aggressive tumors

0.82

0.31, 2.13

Sex

Female

1

0.844

Male

0.91

0.34, 2.38

Age

1.00

0.96, 1.05

0.882

Domains of EORTC-C30*

Overall Performance

0.80

0.64, 0.97

0.033

Physical Function

0.81

0.67, 0.96

0.022

Total Function

0.82

0.71, 0.94

0.007

Cognitive Function

1.22

1.01, 1.51

0.046

Emotional Function

1.32

1.09, 1.64

0.007

Social role

1.19

1.01, 1.42

0.049

Financial difficulty

1.10

0.96, 1.27

0.190

Symptoms

Dyspnea

0.99

0.84, 1.17

0.937

Pain

1.09

0.95, 1.25

0.223

Fatigue

1.20

1.02, 1.43

0.030

Insomnia

1.00

0.88, 1.14

0.941

Appetite loss

1.06

0.95, 1.19

0.274

Nausea/Vomiting

1.08

0.94, 1.26

0.273

Constipation

1.04

0.92, 1.19

0.510

Diarrhea

1.12

0.93, 1.36

0.244

Depression or anxiety

Tumor type

More aggressive tumors

1

0.259

Less aggressive tumors

0.58

0.22, 1.50

Sex

Female

1

0.696

Male

0.83

0.31, 2.16

Age

1.00

0.96, 1.04

0.954

Domains of EORTC-C30*

Overall Performance

0.76

0.60, 0.94

0.016

Physical Function

0.79

0.65, 0.95

0.016

Total Function

0.82

0.70, 0.94

0.008

Cognitive Function

1.21

1.00, 1.51

0.061

Emotional Function

1.45

1.17, 1.87

0.002

Social role

1.17

0.99, 1.42

0.078

Financial difficulty

1.12

0.97, 1.30

0.144

Symptoms

Dyspnea

1.00

0.85, 1.19

0.969

Pain

1.13

0.98, 1.30

0.093

Fatigue

1.19

1.01, 1.41

0.043

Insomnia

1.04

0.92, 1.18

0.545

Appetite loss

1.12

1.00, 1.27

0.049

Nausea/Vomiting

1.21

1.04, 1.45

0.021

Constipation

1.03

0.91, 1.18

0.601

Diarrhea

1.15

0.96, 1.46

0.164