Table 2 Distributions of level of psychological distress according to medical and sociodemographic characteristics of patients

Marital status

Current Treatment

 Married

13.17 ± 7.87

Tamoxifen

47.1 (49)

13.65 ± 8.30

 Single

19.12 ± 10.47

Aromatase inhibitors (AI)

52.9 (55)

15.45 ± 9.37

MWU = 704, p = 0.031

MWU = 1223, p = 0.417

Children

Duration of AET

 One or More

14.36 ± 8.53

Between 1 and 24 months

49 (51)

16.01 ± 9.19

 None

15.77 ± 10.60

Between 25 and 58 months

51 (53)

13.24 ± 8.45

MWU = 761, p = 0.911

MWU = 1073, p = 0.070

Education

Pathological tumor stage

 Primary or secondary

18.68 ± 9.57

T1

40.4 (42)

15.40 ± 9.28

 High school

12.38 ± 7.23

T2

51 (53)

14.30 ± 8.83

 College or above

12.68 ± 8.43

T3

8.7 (9)

12.66 ± 7.77

KW = 9.489, p = 0.009

KW = 0.589, p = 0.745

Body mass index

Histological grade

 ≤24.99

12.48 ± 7.12

Grade I

11.5 (12)

12.91 ± 9.11

 25–29.9

14.33 ± 9.65

Grade II

49 (51)

15.60 ± 8.98

 ≥30

17.41 ± 9.08

Grade III

39.4 (41)

13.85 ± 8.77

KW = 4.188, p = 0.123

KW = 1.750, p = 0.417

Menopausal status

Type of surgery

 Pre-menopausal

13.50 ± 8.43

Mastectomy

56.7 (59)

14.66 ± 8.76

 Peri or post-menopausal

15.55 ± 9.23

Breast conserving surgery

43.3 (45)

14.53 ± 9.14

MWU = 1194, p = 0.329

MWU = 1308, p = 0.901

Socioeconomic status

Radiotherapy

 Low

16.05 ± 10.11

Yes/no

71.2 (74)/28.8 (30)

14.97 ± 8.97/13.70 ± 8.75

 Middle

14.24 ± 8.69

MWU = 1020, p = 0.520

 High

14.61 ± 8.73

Chemotherapy

KW = 0.512, p = 0.774

Yes/no

61.5 (64)/38.5 (40)

15.21 ± 9.02/13.62 ± 8.69

MWU = 1129, p = 0.314