Table 1.
Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Subjects at 7-Year Follow-up (n = 41)
| Intervention Group (n = 21) | Control Group (n = 20) | Test | P (2-tailed) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | Mean | 38.1 | 40.7 | t = −0.95 | .35 |
| SD | 7.9 | 9.4 | |||
| Sex | Female % | 52.4 | 65 | χ2 = 0.67 | .53a |
| Education | Low % | 33.3 | 10.0 | χ2 = 3.35 | .19 |
| Medium % | 33.3 | 40.0 | |||
| High % | 33.3 | 50.0 | |||
| Diagnosis (ICD-10) | 20.0 | 71.4 | 75.0 | χ2 = 4.12 | .39 |
| 20.1 | 4.8 | 0.0 | |||
| 20.2 | 4.8 | 0.0 | |||
| 25.1 | 0.0 | 10.0 | |||
| 25.2 | 19.0 | 15.0 | |||
| Duration of illness (y) | Mean | 13.0 | 13.3 | t = −0.22 | .83 |
| SD | 5.2 | 5.0 | |||
| Total number of hospitalizations | Mean | 5.8 | 6.1 | t = −0.28 | .78 |
| SD | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Note: ICD, International Classification of Diseases.
aFisher’s Exact Test.