Table 1. Characteristics of the Study Sample.
| Characteristic | Total, No. (%) | No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark Site | US Site | ||
| All participants | 154 (100) | 96 (62.3) | 58 (37.7) |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 40.9 (13.5) | 41.6 (13.6) | 39.8 (13.3) |
| Scores on scales | |||
| Depressive symptoms, mean (SD) | 8.6 (4.8) | 8.1 (4.6) | 9.7 (4.8) |
| Depression | 55 (35.7) | 30 (31.3) | 25 (43.1) |
| Borderline depression | 32 (20.8) | 21 (21.9) | 11 (18.9) |
| Resilience, mean (SD) | 14.5 (2.7) | 14.7 (2.4) | 14.5 (2.9) |
| HRQOL, mean (SD)a | 10.1 (8.6) | 12.1 (8.9) | 9.2 (7.9) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 24 (15.6) | 20 (20.8) | 4 (6.90) |
| Female | 130 (84.4) | 76 (79.2) | 54 (93.1) |
| Educational attainment | |||
| <High school | 14 (9.09) | 12 (12.5) | 2 (3.5) |
| High school diploma or GED certificate | 24 (15.6) | 9 (9.4) | 15 (25.9) |
| Vocational school | 19 (12.3) | 19 (19.8) | 0 |
| Some college or associate’s degree | 40 (25.9) | 19 (19.8) | 21 (36.2) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 42 (27.3) | 28 (29.2) | 14 (24.1) |
| Graduate degree | 15 (9.7) | 9 (9.4) | 6 (10.3) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 139 (90.3) | 94 (97.9) | 45 (77.6) |
| Asian | 1 (0.65) | 1 (1.04) | 0 |
| Black | 9 (5.84) | 0 | 9 (15.5) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 (1.95) | 0 | 3 (5.2) |
| Other | 2 (1.30) | 1 (1.04) | 1 (1.7) |
Abbreviations: GED, general education development; HRQOL, health-related quality of life.
a
Scores were reverse coded; thus, lower scores indicated lower QOL; scores before reverse coding had a mean (SD) of 19.86 (8.62).