Table 2 |
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Sociodemographic characteristics of valuable patients (n = 2472) |
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| Characteristic |
Parameter |
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| Females |
Males |
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| Gender, n (%) |
1214 (49.1) |
1258 (50.9) |
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| Mean (SD) |
Females |
Males |
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| Age |
43.7 (14.2) |
45.7 (14.3)* |
41.7 (13.8)* |
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| Occupational status, n (%) |
Overall |
Females* |
Males* |
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| Employed |
543 (22.0) |
225 (18.5) |
318 (25.3) |
| Housewife |
328 (13.3) |
325 (26.8) |
3 (0.2) |
| Student |
47 (1.9) |
19 (1.6) |
28 (2.2) |
| Unemployed |
658 (26.6) |
249 (20.5) |
409 (32.5) |
| Retired |
703 (28.4) |
309 (25.5) |
394 (31.3) |
| Disabled |
103 (4.2) |
40 (3.3) |
63 (5.0) |
| Other |
42 (1.7) |
21 (1.7) |
21 (1.7) |
| NA |
48 (1.9) |
26 (2.1) |
22 (1.7) |
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| Marital status, n (%) |
Overall |
Females* |
Males* |
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| Single |
1079 (43.6) |
385 (31.7) |
694 (55.2) |
| Married |
564 (22.8) |
365 (30.1) |
199 (15.8) |
| Widow |
103 (4.2) |
83 (6.8) |
20 (1.6) |
| Divorced |
271 (10.9) |
157 (13.0) |
114 (9.0) |
| NA |
455 (18.4) |
224 (18.4) |
231 (18.4) |
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| Life habits, n (%) |
Overall |
Females* |
Males* |
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| Smokers |
1421 (57.5) |
542 (44.6) |
879 (69.9) |
| Alcohol abusers |
462 (18.7) |
149 (12.3) |
313 (24.9) |
| Drug abusers |
86 (3.5) |
15 (1.24) |
71 (5.6) |
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| Admission status, n (%) |
Overall |
Females* |
Males* |
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| Voluntary |
2103 (85.1) |
1073 (88.4) |
1030 (81.9) |
| Involuntary |
364 (14.7) |
140 (11.5) |
224 (17.8) |
| NA |
5 (0.2) |
1 (0.1) |
4 (0.3) |
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*Males versus females, p < 0.001; NA: Not available/unknown. | |||
Ballerini et al. Annals of General Psychiatry 2007 6:29 doi:10.1186/1744-859X-6-29 |
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