Table 2. Number of patients in each group according to their profile of anxiety and depression across time (N=85).

HADS	n	%
Anxiety
Group 1 (stable non-cases)	22	26
Group 2 (occasional cases)	44	52
Group 3 (stable cases)	19	22
Depression
Group 1 (stable non-cases)	47	55
Group 2a (occasional cases)	33	38
Group 3a (stable cases)	5	6

HADS=Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.

n=number of patients.

^aGroups 2 and 3 were combined for further analysis due to the low number of patients in group 3.