Table 2. Characteristics of the study participants.
|
HL responders |
Norm population |
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | P-value | |
|
Total |
180 |
|
327 |
|
|
|
Mean age at survey in years (s.d.) |
46.1 (15.6) |
|
48.8 (15.7) |
|
0.90 |
| Range | 19–84 | 20–85 | |||
| <40 | 75 | 42 | 117 | 36 | 0.28 |
| 40–60 | 70 | 39 | 129 | 39 | |
| >60 |
35 |
19 |
81 |
25 |
|
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
0.43 |
| Male | 99 | 55 | 168 | 51 | |
| Female |
81 |
45 |
159 |
49 |
|
|
Self-reported comorbidity | |||||
| Cardiac | 17 | 9.4 | 21 | 6.4 | 0.07 |
| Stroke | 2 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.16 |
| Hypertension | 16 | 8.9 | 65 | 19.9 | 0.01 |
| COPD | 19 | 10.6 | 41 | 12.5 | 0.92 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 8 | 4.4 | 25 | 7.6 | 0.39 |
| Anaemia | 4 | 2.2 | 14 | 4.3 | 0.44 |
| Thyroid disease | 17 | 9.4 | 16 | 4.9 | 0.008 |
| Depression |
19 |
10.6 |
11 |
3.4 |
<0.001 |
|
Comorbidity conditions |
|
|
|
|
0.37 |
| No comorbidity | 87 | 48 | 149 | 46 | |
| ⩽2 Comorbidities | 63 | 35 | 134 | 41 | |
| >2 Comorbidities |
21 |
12 |
44 |
13 |
|
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
0.62 |
| Partner | 133 | 74 | 252 | 77 | |
| No partner |
44 |
24 |
75 |
23 |
|
|
Education level |
|
|
|
|
0.10 |
| Low | 14 | 8 | 13 | 4 | |
| Medium | 107 | 59 | 191 | 58 | |
| High | 56 | 31 | 122 | 37 | |
Abbreviations: COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HL=Hodgkin lymphoma.