Table 4.
Social status of the study subjects divided in patients with and without COPD
| Non-COPD subjects | COPD subjects | |
|---|---|---|
| Partner, yes (%) | 622 (83.8)* | 47 (69.1) |
| Married, yes (%) | 535 (72.1) | 45 (66.2) |
| Daily support partner | ||
| No partner/no answer, n (%) | 118 (18.3)* | 22 (32.4) |
| Very dissatisfied, n (%) | 4 (0.5) | 1 (1.5) |
| Dissatisfied, n (%) | 8 (1.1) | 1 (1.5) |
| A little dissatisfied, n (%) | 39 (5.3) | 5 (7.4) |
| Satisfied, n (%) | 330 (44.5) | 26 (38.2) |
| Very satisfied, n (%) | 190 (27.2)* | 10 (14.7) |
| Personal network size, number | 19.0 (13.0–28.0) | 16.0 (11.0–25.5) |
| Instrumental support | ||
| No support, n (%) | 90 (12.1) | 10 (14.7) |
| Seldom, n (%) | 400 (53.9) | 35 (51.5) |
| Sometimes, n (%) | 231 (31.2) | 21 (30.9) |
| Often, n (%) | 21 (2.8) | 2 (2.9) |
| Emotional support | ||
| No support, n (%) | 18 (2.4) | 4 (5.9) |
| Seldom, n (%) | 94 (12.7) | 10 (14.7) |
| Sometimes, n (%) | 360 (48.5) | 38 (55.9) |
| Often, n (%) | 270 (36.4)* | 16 (23.5) |
| Loneliness | ||
| Emotional, yes (%) | 222 (29.9) | 25 (36.8) |
| Social, yes (%) | 277 (37.3) | 25 (36.8) |
| General, yes (%) | 353 (47.6) | 33 (48.5) |
| Help | ||
| Personal, yes (%) | 9 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| Domestic, yes (%) | 128 (17.3) | 12 (17.6) |
| Nursing, yes (%) | 9 (1.2) | 1 (1.5) |
| Having a paid job, n (%) | 478 (64.4) | 37 (54.4) |
Values expressed as mean (SD), median (IQR) or number of patients (%)
*p ≤ 0.05 vs. group COPD patients