Table 2. Socio-demographic characteristics of patients and healthy controls.
| Characteristics | Patient group | Healthy controls | p value (ES) |
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| Mean (SD) | Range | N (%) | Mean (SD) | Range | N (%) | ||
| Age at the start of treatment [yrs.] | 12.43 (1.83) | 10–14 | --- | Not applicable | |||
| Age in present study [yrs.] | 41.13 (3.87) | 35–50 | --- | 42.05 (7.41) | 22–61 | ---- | p = 0.326 |
| Marital status | p = 0.037* (ES = 0.283) |
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| Single | --- | --- | 1 (3.33) | --- | --- | 8 (19.0) | |
| Married | --- | --- | 28 (93.34) | --- | --- | 29 (69.00) | |
| Divorced | --- | --- | 1 (3.33) | --- | --- | 5 (11.9) | |
| Widowed | --- | --- | 0 (0) | --- | --- | 0 (0) | |
| Educational level | p = 0.004* (ES = 0.373) |
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| Elementary | --- | --- | 2 (6.67) | --- | --- | 2 (4.8) | |
| Occupational | --- | --- | 7 (23.33) | --- | --- | 0 (0) | |
| Secondary | --- | --- | 7 (23.33) | --- | --- | 19 (45.2) | |
| University | --- | --- | 14 (46.67) | --- | --- | 21 (50) | |
| Place of residence | p = 0.001* (ES = 0.410) |
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| Country | --- | --- | 12 (40.0) | --- | --- | 8 (19.0) | |
| Below 25 000 | --- | --- | 12 (40.0) | --- | --- | 7 (16.7) | |
| Between 25 000 and 20 000 | --- | --- | 2 (6.67) | --- | --- | 4 (9.5) | |
| Over 20 000 | --- | --- | 4 (13.33) | --- | --- | 23 (54.8) | |
| Working time per week [hours] | 33.21 (15.41) | 0–60 | --- | 42.88 (13.96) | 5–70 | --- | p = 0.013* (ES = -0.340) |
| Overall working time [yrs.] | 17.37 (19.13) | 0–30 | --- | 19.55 (8.94) | 1–40 | --- | p = 0.317 |
| No. of children | 2.0 (0.83) | 0–4 | --- | 1.48 (0.99) | 0–3 | --- | p = 0.046* (ES = 0.278) |
| Age at 1st pregnancy** | 24.86 (3.99) | 19–38 | --- | 24.50 (3.72) | 18–34 | --- | p = 0.767 |
| Caesarian section* | --- | --- | 9 (30) | --- | --- | 9 (27.3) | p = 0.745 |
| Complications during delivery** | --- | --- | 10 (34.48) | --- | --- | 8 (23.53) | p = 0.344 |
| Active hobby | --- | --- | 13 (43.33) | --- | --- | 16 (38.1) | p = 0.656 |
| Active hobby per week [hours]*** | 3.46 (3.78) | 1–15 | --- | 5.12 (4.30) | 2–20 | --- | p = 0.038* (ES = -0.448) |
Note
* p < 0.05
**out of 29 patients and 34 participants who had delivered a child
***out of 13 patients and 17 healthy controls with an active hobby; standard deviation (SD); effect size (ES)