The distribution of cases according to the type of digestive system cancer, and presence of pain, colostomy, distant metastasis and depression.

Table 2: The distribution of cases according to the type of digestive system cancer, and presence of pain, colostomy, distant metastasis and depression.

		Depression absent		Depression present
		n(69)	%	n(36)	%
The type of digestive system cancer	Rectal cancer	10	43.5	13	56.5	X² = 6.7, p = 0.035
	Colon cancer	37	74.0	13	26.0
	Other*	22	68.8	10	31.3
Colostomy	Yes	55	66.3	28	33.7%	X² = 0.05, p = 0.817
	No	14	63.6	8	36.4%
Pain	Yes	59	72.8	22	27.2	X² = 8.0, p = 0.005
	No	10	41.7	14	58.3
Distant metastasis	Yes	35	72.9	13	27.1	X² = 2.0, p = 0.154
	No	34	59.6	23	40.4
Radiotherapy	Yes	50	69.4	22	30.6	X² = 1.4, p = 0.234
	No	19	57.6	14	42.4
Surgery	Yes	19	55.9	15	44.1	X² = 2.2, p = 0.142
	No	50	70.4	21	29.6

Other^*; Cancers of stomach, esophagus, liver/gallbladder, pancreas.