Table 1.
Characteristics of the Sample at T1
| Characteristic | Complete questionnaires (n = 78) | Incomplete questionnaires (n = 19) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) age in years | 47.4 (15.9) | 57.6 (13.6) | 0.01* |
| Male% | 32.1 | 36.8 | 0.32† |
| Mean (SD) CIRS score | 6.6 (4.0) | 8.8 (5.4) | 0.04* |
| Education% | < 0.01† | ||
| < 8 y | 5.1 | 10.5 | |
| 8 to 12 y | 24.4 | 47.4 | |
| > 12 y (college or university) | 70.5 | 42.1 | |
| Household income in Canadian | 0.95† | ||
| dollars,% | |||
| < $29,999 | 24.3 | 26.4 | |
| ≥ $30,000 | 71.9 | 73.6 | |
| Marital status, % | 0.02† | ||
| Married | 73.1 | 63.2 | |
| Divorced/Separated | 9.0 | 15.8 | |
| Widowed | 3.8 | 10.5 | |
| Single | 14.1 | 10.5 |
* t-test.
†Chi-square test.