Table 1.

Patient profile at study entry.

Profile characteristics	Values
Outpatient clinics, n	223
Naples	69 (30.9%)
Padua	62 (27.8%)
Messina	39 (17.5%)
Milan	31 (13.9%)
Pisa	22 (9.87%)
Age (years) at assessment*	56.0 (48.0, 64.5)
Sex
Male	94 (42.2%)
Female	129 (57.8%)
Marital status
No relationship	33 (14.8%)
Married	153 (68.6%)
Divorced	16 (7.17%)
Widowed	21 (9.42%)
Degree
Primary school diploma	26 (11.7%)
Middle school diploma	77 (34.5%)
High school diploma	85 (38.1%)
University degree	35 (15.7%)

*Value presented as median (Q1, Q3).