Table 1.
Basic characteristics of the sample
| The unemployed (n = 19) |
Other study participants (n = 206) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Men (%) | 42 | 41 |
| Age (years; mean (SD)) | 49.2 (9.1) | 52.6 (7.7) |
| Marital status: single (%) | 21 | 17 |
| Economic hardship (%) * | 42 | 18 |
| Daily smoking (%) | 26 | 23 |
| Alcohol use 2×/week or more (%) | 26 | 17 |
| Education (years; mean (SD)) | 11.5 (2.7) | 12.3 (3.5) |
| Hypertension (%) | 32 | 30 |
| Coronary heart disease (%) | 4 | 11 |
| Musculoskeletal symptoms (%) | 11 | 20 |
| BDI total score (mean (SD)) | 10.0 (8.5) | 8.1 (8.4) |
| BMI (kg/m2; mean (SD)) | 28.0 (5.8) | 27.2 (5.4) |
| IL-6 (pg/mL; mean (SD)) | 27.51 (101.32) | 3.21 (9.53) |
| hs-CRP (mg/L; mean (SD)) | 3.56 (4.21) | 2.74 (3.85) |
SD = standard deviation, BDI = Beck Depression Inventory; BMI = body mass index. IL-6 = interleukin-6. hs-CRP = high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.
* χ2 = 6.34, df = 1, p = 0.012.