Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants
| Characteristics | The BEL group N = 133 |
The CAU group N = 93 |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (% women) | 77 | 67 | Ns. (0.094) |
| Age (mean, SD) | 40 (11) | 40 (11) | Ns. |
| Education (%) | Ns. | ||
| Nine-year compulsory school or lower | 18 | 21 | |
| High school | 59 | 60 | |
| College/university education | 23 | 19 | |
| Self-rated health (mean, SD; a lower rating denotes better health) | 3.74 (0.89) | 3.75 (0.96) | Ns. |
| Has children living at home (%) | 47 | 47 | Ns. |
| Has a friend (%) | 83 | 79 | Ns. |
| From specialized psychiatry (%) | 80 | 59 | <0.001 |
| Self-rated diagnosis (%) | Ns. | ||
| Psychosis | 19 | 24 | |
| Anxiety/bipolar/depressive disorders | 52 | 50 | |
| ADHD/ADD | 23 | 16 | |
| Other | 6 | 10 |
Note. P-vales <0.10 are given