Table 2 Association of sensory processing sensitivity, resilience, and quality of life (physiology) in cancer patients

Age (years)

-0.0075 (-0.0184, 0.0034)

0.0055

0.1770

Sex (ref: male)

    Female

-0.0295 (-0.2837, 0.2247)

0.1296

0.8200

Ethnicity (ref: Han ethnicity)

    Ethnic Minorities

0.2246 (-0.0772, 0.5264)

0.1538

0.1440

Occupation (ref: employed)

    Unemployed

-0.406 (-0.6543, -0.1577)

0.1266

0.0010

-0.0142 (-0.2767, 0.2483)

0.1338

0.916

Educational attainment (ref: primary school and below)

    Middle and high school

0.1454 (-0.1426, 0.4335)

0.1468

0.3220

-0.0873 (-0.3622, 0.1875)

0.1401

0.533

    College and above

0.8378 (0.5170, 1.1586)

0.1635

<0.001

0.1146 (-0.2401, 0.4694)

0.1808

0.526

Place of residence (ref: rural)

    Urban

0.6937 (0.4453, 0.9421)

0.1266

<0.001

0.1621 (-0.1209, 0.4450)

0.1442

0.261

Marital status (ref: single, divorced, and widowed)

    Married

-0.2324 (-0.6932, 0.2284)

0.2349

0.3230

Financial burden (ref: slight financial burden)

    Moderate financial burden

-0.1987 (-0.5647, 0.1673)

0.1865

0.2870

-0.1670 (-0.4961, 0.1622)

0.1677

0.32

    Heavy financial burden

-0.5254 (-0.8895, -0.1614)

0.1855

0.0050

-0.2805 (-0.6173, 0.0562)

0.1716

0.102

Having religious or spiritual beliefs (ref: yes)

    No

-0.3231 (-0.7861, 0.1400)

0.2360

0.1710

Types of cancer (ref: lung cancer)

    Bowel cancer

0.1188 (-0.2250, 0.4626)

0.1752

0.4980

0.0367 (-0.2815, 0.3549)

0.1622

0.821

    Liver cancer

-1.5816 (-2.0344, -1.1288)

0.2308

<0.001

-1.2603 (-1.6806, -0.8400)

0.2142

<0.001

    Breast cancer

-0.1596 (-0.6324, 0.3131)

0.2410

0.5080

-0.1325 (-0.5675, 0.3025)

0.2217

0.55

    Cervical cancer

-0.3452 (-0.7460, 0.0555)

0.2043

0.0910

-0.2635 (-0.6404, 0.1135)

0.1921

0.171

    Endometrial cancer

-0.9035 (-1.5271, -0.2799)

0.3178

0.0050

-0.7829 (-1.3575, -0.2082)

0.2929

0.008

    Ovarian cancer

-1.1099 (-1.6768, -0.5431)

0.2889

<0.001

-0.8393 (-1.3607, -0.3179)

0.2657

0.002

    Other

-0.4843 (-1.0247, 0.0561)

0.2754

0.0790

-0.5185 (-1.0149, -0.0221)

0.2530

0.041

Stages of cancer (ref: I)

    II

-0.0486 (-0.4665, 0.3693)

0.2130

0.8200

    III

-0.1616 (-0.5536, 0.2305)

0.1998

0.4190

    IV

-0.2127 (-0.6501, 0.2247)

0.2229

0.3400

    Cancer of unknown stage

-0.3305 (-0.7225, 0.0615)

0.1998

0.0980

Coexisting medical conditions (ref: No)

    Yes

0.4711 (0.2011, 0.7412)

0.1376

<0.001

0.3639 (0.1192, 0.6086)

0.1247

0.004

    Sensory processing sensitivity (One-score increase)

-0.069 (-0.0862, -0.0518)

0.0088

<0.001

-0.0513 (-0.0675, -0.0351)

0.0083

<0.001

    Resilience (One-score increase)

0.1181 (0.1004, 0.1359)

0.0090

<0.001

0.0977 (0.0798, 0.1156)

0.0091

<0.001