Table 1.
A case–control comparison of postcode-derived affluence scores (Townsend and ACORN), the Hospital Anxiety & Depression Scale (HAD) anxiety and depression scores, psychosocial indices and smoking histories
| Non-relapsers | Relapsers | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexa | ||||
| Female | N (%) | 99 (67.4) | 88 (67.2) | – |
| Male | 48 (32.7) | 43 (32.8) | ||
| Agea | ||||
| Years | Mean (standard deviation, s.d.) | 50.3 (14.3) | 48.1 (14.3) | – |
| Breslowa | ||||
| mm | Median (range) | 1.5 (0.8–13) | 1.7 (0.8–20) | – |
| Townsend | ||||
| Score | Mean (s.d.) | 0.3 (3.4) | 0.3 (3.4) | 1.0 |
| Acorn | ||||
| Wealthy achievers | N (%) | 49 (33.3) | 43 (33.6) | 0.9 |
| Urban prosperity | 14 (9.5) | 15 (11.7) | ||
| Comfortably off | 68 (46.3) | 54 (42.2) | ||
| Moderate means | 11 (7.5) | 10 (7.8) | ||
| Hard pressed | 5 (3.4) | 6 (4.7) | ||
| HAD anxietyb | ||||
| Score | Mean (s.d.) | 6.4 (3.6) | 6.9 (3.9) | 0.3 |
| HAD depressionb | ||||
| Score | Mean (s.d.) | 3.2 (2.7) | 3.6 (2.8) | 0.2 |
| Have you regularly smoked?b | ||||
| Yes | N (%) | 58 (45.3) | 45 (46.9) | 0.8 |
| Do you still smoke?b | ||||
| Yes | N (%) | 16 (26.7) | 14 (29.8) | 0.7 |
a
Not tested because frequency matching factor.
b
Analysis restricted to the 104 relapsers who were interviewed within two years of relapse.