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. 2011 Apr 8;19:22. doi: 10.1186/1757-7241-19-22

Table 1.

Demographic variables for ICU patients and non-ICU patients

Demographic variables ICU patients Non-ICU patients
n = 103 %/CI n = 139 %/CI p
Age, mean and 95% CIa 42.5 39.3-45.8 42.1 39.7-44.5 0.835
Gender, male 72 71.8 86 61.9 0.105
Level of education
Primary/secondary/high school 66 65.3 70 52.2 0.044
College or university 35 34.7 64 47.8
Living status
Married/cohabitant, yes 59 57.3 84 60.4 0.622
Caring for children, yes 24 23.8 49 36.6 0.036
Occupational status
In work, student or retired pre injury 86 83.5 120 86.3 0.540
Out of work pre injury 17 16.5 19 13.7
Total score IESb, mean and 95% CI 20.4 16.7-24.0 21.3 18.4-24.3 0.677
HADSc anxiety, mean and 95% CI 5.0 4.1-5.9 6.0 5.2-6.9 0.093
HADSd depression, mean and 95% CI 4.0 3.2-4.8 4.0 3.4-4.7 0.985

a CI: confidence interval, b IES: Impact of event scale, baseline cHADS: Hospital anxiety and depression scale, baseline