. 2016 Aug 3;7:1087. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01087

Table 1.

Patient characteristics for each attachment classification.

Attachment representation, N (%)	Secure 5 (12%)	Insecure-dismissing 7 (16%)	Insecure-preoccupied 18 (42%)	Unresolved trauma 13 (30%)	Total 43 (100%)	p-values
SOCIOECONOMIC DATA
Male gender, N (%)	4 (80%)	3 (43%)	13 (72%)	12 (92%)	32 (74%)	0.10
Age (years), M ±SD	63.8 ± 12.7	62.6 ± 11.8	64.2 ± 9.6	66.6 ± 8.8	64.6 ± 9.8	0.85
Living in partnership, N (%)	5 (100%)	5 (83%)	15 (88%)	11 (85%)	36 (88%)	1.0
Higher school qualification, N (%)	3 (60%)	2 (29%)	10 (59%)	5 (38%)	20 (48%)	0.48
MEDICAL DATA
Body Mass Index [kg/m²], M ±SD	32.4 ± 8.0	29.6 ± 7.2	28.4 ± 3.8	28.9 ± 6.1	29.2 ± 5.6	0.83
Number of anti-hypertensive drugs, M ±SD	3.4 ± 0.9	2.4 ± 1.0	2.7 ± 1.2	3.0 ± 0.7	2.8 ± 1.0	0.26
Total number of drugs, M ± SD	7.2 ± 2.3	5.9 ± 3.0	6.2 ± 2.7	8.5 ± 2.4	7.0 ± 2.8	0.066
History of myocardial infarction, N (%)	2 (40%)	3 (43%)	5 (28%)	7 (54%)	17 (40%)	0.52
Diabetes mellitus, N (%)	0 (0%)	2 (29%)	3 (17%)	5 (38%)	10 (23%)	0.34
Current smoking, N (%)	0 (0%)	1 (14%)	0 (0%)	2 (15%)	3 (7%)	0.25
Anti-depressant medication, N (%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (6%)	3 (23%)	4 (9%)	0.33
Total number of diagnoses, M (SD)	5.6 ± 1.3	4.7 ± 2.4	5.3 ± 2.2	6.5 ± 2.7	5.6 ± 2.4	0.48
PSYCHOMETRIC DATA^a
MDBF good-bad mood, M ± SD	16.8 ± 2.8	17.7 ± 2.3	17.6 ± 1.6	17.2 ± 2.2	17.4 ± 2.0	0.85
MDBF alertness-tiredness, M ± SD	17.0 ± 2.9	16.2 ± 2.6	16.5 ± 2.3	13.6 ± 2.1	15.6 ± 2.7	0.014^*
MDBF calmness-restlessness, M ± SD	16.4 ± 2.9	17.3 ± 1.1	15.9 ± 2.6	15.0 ± 2.8	16.0 ± 2.6	0.31
STAI-S state anxiety, M ± SD	34.2 ± 7.0	31.9 ± 4.2	31.9 ± 5.6	34.6 ± 4.7	33.0 ± 5.3	0.59

Data are presented as frequencies (valid percent) and mean ± standard deviation. Significances for group differences were calculated by Kruskal-Wallis-test for continuous variables and by Fisher's Exact Test for nominal data.

p < 0.05.

Assessed at rest.