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. 2021 Feb 15;11(1):80–86.

Table 2.

Demographic and clinical data in CHD with a PHQ-9 score above and below 10

PHQ-9 score P

< 10 ≥ 10
Number of patients (n) 208 34
Age (time period), n 0.520
    14-17 years 18 (9) 2 (6)
    18-24 years 65 (31) 16 (47)
    25-34 years 54 (26) 9 (26)
    35-44 years 38 (18) 3 (9)
    45-54 years 26 (13) 4 (12)
    > 55 years 7 (3) 0 (0)
Sex (male), n 111 (53) 13 (38) 0.102
CHD complexity, n 0.688
    Mild 106 (51) 17 (50)
    Moderate 74 (36) 14 (41)
    Great 28 (13) 3 (9)
Functional class (NYHA >2), n 25 (12) 9 (26) 0.025
COVID-19 symptoms, n 7 (3) 2 (6) 0.472
Relatives with COVID-19 symptoms, n 6 (3) 2 (6) 0.365
Syndromes, n 0.494
    Down 14 (7) 0 (0)
    Others (Williams, Noonan, Turner,…) 20 (10) 3 (9)
Previous cardiac intervention, n 0.455
    None 37 (18) 7 (20)
    Cardiac surgery ≤ 14 years old 121 (58) 23 (68)
    Cardiac surgery > 14 years old 33 (16) 3 (9)
    Percutaneous procedure 17 (8) 1 (3)
ICD or pacemaker device, n 16 (8) 6 (18) 0.061
Educational levels, n 0.895
    None 7 (3) 2 (6)
    Primary 30 (14) 6 (18)
    High school 86 (42) 12 (35)
    Vocational training 58 (28) 11 (32)
    University 27 (13) 3 (9)
Marital status, n 0.346
    Single 158 (76) 28 (82)
    Married or cohabit 38 (18) 6 (18)
    Divorced, separated, or widowed 12 (6) 0 (0)
Pre-pandemic employment status, n 0.373
    Student 70 (34) 12 (35)
    Active worker 73 (35) 7 (21)
    Domestic worker 13 (6) 3 (9)
    Unemployed or retired 24 (12) 8 (23)
    Incapacity for work 28 (13) 4 (12)
Post-pandemic employment status changes, n 0.270
    None 159 (77) 31 (91)
    Dismissal or temporary labor force adjustment 30 (14) 2 (6)
    Forced vacation 19 (9) 1 (3)
Living alone at home, n 17 (8) 1 (3) 0.281
House with garden or balcony, n 153 (74) 18 (53) 0.014
Living in an urban area, n 110 (53) 12 (35) 0.057
Exercising (sporadically or regularly) at home, n 153 (74) 23 (68) 0.473
Previous medical diagnosis < 0.001
    Anxiety 2 (1) 3 (9)
    Depression 3 (1) 11 (32)
Psychological/psychiatric evaluation or medication 12 (6) 12 (35) < 0.001
Anxiolytic or antidepressant treatment during the pandemic 8 (4) 10 (29) < 0.001

NYHA: New York Heart Association, COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019, ICD: implantable cardioverter defibrillator.

In the previous 12 months to the coronavirus pandemic.