Table 1 Patient baseline characteristics of the total sample and in subgroups of presence of psychosocial distress
All patients N = 2354 | PSD(+) N = 630 | PSD(−) N = 1724 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | < 0.001 | |||
Female | 1035 (44.0%) | 334 (53.8%) | 701 (41.2%) | |
Male | 1288 (54.7%) | 287 (46.2%) | 1001 (58.8%) | |
Missing | 31 (1.3%) | 9 (1.4%) | 22 (1.3%) | |
Age in years, mean ± SD | 73.2 ± 10.0 | 71.9 ± 10.9 | 73.7 ± 9.6 | < 0.001 |
Missing | 117 (5.0%) | 36 (5.7%) | 81 (4.7%) | |
> 75 years of age | 1125 (47.8%) | 277 (44.0%) | 848 (49.2%) | 0.070 |
NYHA functional classa | 0.001 | |||
I | 589 (25.0%) | 135 (21.4%) | 454 (26.3%) | |
II | 1190 (50.6%) | 304 (48.3%) | 886 (51.4%) | |
III | 498 (21.2%) | 164 (26.0%) | 334 (19.4%) | |
IV | 43 (1.8%) | 18 (2.9%) | 25 (1.5%) | |
Missing | 34 (1.5%) | 9 (1.5%) | 25 (1.5%) | |
Body mass index, mean ± SD | 29.2 ± 6.0 | 29.9 ± 6.4 | 29.0 ± 5.8 | 0.002 |
Missing (no calculation possible) | 223 (9.5%) | 70 (11.1%) | 153 (8.9%) | |
Currently employed | 0.710 | |||
Yes | 193 (8.2%) | 48 (7.6%) | 145 (8.4%) | |
No | 2126 (90.3%) | 574 (91.1%) | 1552 (90.0%) | |
Missing | 35 (1.5%) | 8 (1.3%) | 27 (1.6%) | |
Living alone | 0.385 | |||
Yes | 675 (28.7%) | 194 (30.8%) | 481 (27.9%) | |
No | 1642 (69.8%) | 426 (67.6%) | 1216 (70.5%) | |
Missing | 37 (1.6%) | 10 (1.6%) | 27 (1.6%) | |
Lubben Social Network Scaleb, mean ± SD | 15.3 ± 5.8 | 13.6 ± 5.9 | 15.9 ± 5.7 | < 0.001 |
Missing | 78 (3.3%) | 27 (4.3%) | 51 (3.0%) | |
General Self-efficacy Scalec, mean ± SD | 31 ± 6 | 27 ± 7 | 33 ± 6 | < 0.001 |
Missing | 26 (1.1%) | 12 (1.9%) | 14 (0.8%) | |
Health insurance | 0.035 | |||
Statutory | 2092 (88.9%) | 577 (91.6%) | 1515 (87.9%) | |
Private | 190 (8.1%) | 35 (5.6%) | 155 (9.0%) | |
Social welfare agency | 14 (0.6%) | 8 (0.8%) | 9 (0.5%) | |
Missing | 58 (2.5%) | 13 (2.1%) | 45 (2.6%) | |
Household net income per capita, mean (SD) in Euro | 1167 ± 562 | 1070 ± 543 | 1202 ± 565 | < 0.001 |
Missing | 474 (20.1%) | 130 (20.6%) | 344 (20.0%) | |
Education level (CASMIN) | < 0.001 | |||
Primary | 1473 (62.6%) | 439 (69.7%) | 1034 (60.0%) | |
Secondary | 636 (27.0%) | 145 (23.0%) | 491 (28.5%) | |
Tertiary | 39 (6.2%) | 39 (6.2%) | 169 (9.8%) | |
Missing | 7 (1.1%) | 7 (1.1%) | 30 (1.7%) | |
Migration backgroundd | 0.001 | |||
Yes | 131 (5.6%) | 53 (8.4%) | 78 (4.5%) | |
No | 2082 (88.4%) | 536 (85.1%) | 1546 (89.7%) | |
Missing | 141 (6.0%) | 41 (6.5%) | 100 (5.8%) |