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. 2006 Jun 27;2:14. doi: 10.1186/1745-0179-2-14

Table 2.

Clinical and demographic data.

FE <10 yr 10 to 20 yr >20 yr p
Age 25.7 (± 8.2) 29.0 (± 7.5) 39.0 (± 6.1) 49.8 (± 5.8) 0.0001
Sex ns
Female 26% (26) 33.1% (43) 40.0% (36) 39.2% (26)
Male 74% (74) 66.9% (87) 66.0% (70) 60.8% (74)
GAF 58.4 (± 10.8) 61.9 (± 7.5) 61.7 (± 9.0) 59.7 (± 8.9)
Age first admission 25.2 (± 8.2) 23.8 (± 7.1) 24.2 (± 5.7) 22.2 (± 4.1) 0.0277
N admissions 1.6 (± 1.2) 3.9 (± 2.2) 6.8 (± 4.0) 9.0 (± 6.1) 0.0001
Duration illness 0.5 (± 0.4) 5.2 (± 2.4) 14.8 (± 2.8) 27.6 (± 5.7) 0.0001
N pills 2.1 (± 1.0) 2.8 (± 1.4) 3.8 (± 2.4) 4.2 (± 2.2) 0.0001
BMI 23.7 (± 1.3) 25.9 (± 5.2) 27.2 (± 5.3) 26.6 (± 5.0) 0.0001
BMI segmentation 0.0001
Normal 68% (68) 44.6% (58) 38.7% (41) 36.7% (29)
Overweight 23% (23) 40.0% (52) 32.1% (34) 41.8% (33)
Obese 9% (9) 15.4% (20) 29.2% (31) 21.5% (20)
Living situation 0.0001
Sheltered housing 1% (1) 11.5% (15) 20.8% (22) 24.0% (19)
With family 48% (48) 32.3% (42) 14.1% (15) 12.7% (10)
Partner 14% (14) 7.7% ()10 7.6% (8) 15.2% (12)
Alone 31% (31) 26.9% (35) 26.4% (28) 17.7% (14)
Residential facility 6% (6) 21.6% (28) 31.1% (33) 30.4% (24)
Occupation 0.0001
Work 11% (11) 3.0% (4) 6.6% (7) 7.6% (6)
Sheltered work 0% (0) 0.8% (1) 4.7% ()5 1.3% (1)
Study/training 25% (25) 15.4% (20) 10.4% (11) 1.3% (1)
None 64% (64) 80.8% (105) 78.3% (83) 89.9% (71)
Family history CVD 45% (45) 42.3% (55) 51.8% (55) 53.2% (45) ns
Family history Diabetes 32% (32) 23.1% (30) 35.8% (38) 36.7% (29) ns
Family history lipid disorder 34% (34) 36.1% (47) 36.8% (39) 30.4% (24) ns