Table 2.
Differences between high and low SES
| Variable | T0 | T1 | T2 | T3 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low SES | High SES | F value | Low SES | High SES | F value | Low SES | High SES | F value | Low SES | High SES | F value | |
| Adjusted mean (SE) | Adjusted mean(SE) | Adjusted mean (SE) | Adjusted mean (SE) | Adjusted mean (SE) | Adjusted mean (SE) | Adjusted mean (SE) | Adjusted mean (SE) | |||||
| Depressive feelings | 5.9 (0.4) | 4.3 (0.4) | 8.9** | 5.3 (0.3) | 4.5 (0.4) | 2.5 | 6.1 (0.4) | 5.3 (0.4) | 2.0 | 6.1 (0.4) | 5.2 (0.4) | 2.1 |
| Anxiety | 4.1 (0.3) | 3.6 (0.4) | 0.9 | 4.8 (0.3) | 4.8 (0.4) | 0.0 | 4.9 (0.4) | 4.5 (0.4) | 0.5 | 5.4 (0.4) | 4.8 (0.4) | 1.3 |
| Role functioning | 59.6 (4.3) | 66.4 (4.6) | 1.1 | 48.9 (4.1) | 43.7 (4.3) | 0.7 | 44.5 (4.2) | 48.1 (4.4) | 0.3 | 37.7 (3.9) | 50.9 (4.2) | 5.1* |
| Social functioning | 72.2 (2.6) | 78.7 (2.8) | 2.8 | 62.7 (2.8) | 59.8 (3.0) | 0.4 | 63.1 (2.6) | 69.0 (2.7) | 2.4 | 60.3 (2.4) | 69.1 (2.6) | 5.7* |
| Physical functioning | 51.9 (2.6) | 65.7 (2.7) | 13.0*** | 43.4 (2.3) | 46.8 (2.4) | 1.0 | 33.5 (2.2) | 47.0 (2.3) | 17.1*** | 33.7 (2.2) | 44.9 (2.3) | 11.4** |
Results have been adjusted for age and gender at T0 and for age, gender, and severity of the disease (NYHA class) at T1, T2, and T3. Higher scores indicate better functioning except for depressive feelings and anxiety
T0 baseline premorbid measurement, T1 2 months after the diagnosis, T2 6 months after the diagnosis, T3 12 months after the diagnosis
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001; one-way ANOVA