Table 2.
Baseline characteristics and HADS—anxiety and depression score for patients in both clusters
| LC (n = 266) | EMMA (n = 248) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male gender, n (%) | 210 | (78.9%) | 188 | (75.8%) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 64.5 | (10.0) | 63.5 | (10.3) |
| Living alone, n (%) | 57 | (21.4%) | 65 | (26.2%) |
| Level of education*, n (%) | ||||
| None, short courses and other1 | 75 | (28.2%) | 47 | (18.9%) |
| Skilled worker | 106 | (39.8%) | 95 | (38.3%) |
| Higher education (until 4 years) | 69 | (26.0%) | 89 | (35.9%) |
| Higher education (more than 4 years) | 16 | (6.0%) | 17 | (6.9%) |
| Employed, n (%) | 124 | (46.6%) | 116 | (46.8%) |
| Charlson comorbidity index | ||||
| 0 | 180 | (67.6%) | 171 | (68.9%) |
| 1 | 42 | (15.8%) | 34 | (13.7%) |
| >2 | 44 | (16.6%) | 43 | (17.4%) |
| Smoking status, baseline, n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 40 | (15.0%) | 36 | (14.5%) |
| Ex-smoker (> 6 months) | 128 | (48.1%) | 106 | (42.7%) |
| Ex-smoker (< 6 months) | 22 | (8.3%) | 23 | (9.3%) |
| Never2 | 76 | (28.6%) | 83 | (33.4%) |
| Mean, HADS-anxiety score (SD)3 | 3.5 | (3.4) | 3.6 | (3.4) |
| Mean, HADS—depression score (SD)4 | 2.9 | (3.3) | 3.0 | (3.2) |
* p = 0.03. 1 Including unknown LC, n = 17. EMMA, n = 14
2 Including unknown LC, n = 9. EMMA n = 13
3,4 N = 453. Missing LC n = 42. EMMA n = 19