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Table 1 Sample characteristics of CVD patients ( nā€‰=ā€‰1.570) and COPD patients ( nā€‰=ā€‰917)

From: The chronic care model: congruency and predictors among patients with cardiovascular diseases and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Netherlands

Ā 

Patient population

p value*

Ā 

CVD patients

COPD patients

Ā 
Ā 

% or Mean (SD)

% or Mean (SD)

Ā 

Age

63.99 (10.19)

66.11 (10.57)

0.000

Gender (female)

48%

47%

0.523

Marital status (married)

74%

67%

0.000

Educational level (1ā€“6)

2.46 (1.74)

1.92 (1.58)

0.000

Quality of life

Ā Ā Ā 

Physical Component Score

42.83 (10.47)

39.07 (10.16)

0.000

Mental Component Score

49.28 (9.75)

47.52 (10.95)

0.000

Depressive symptoms

4.27 (3.63)

5.23 (4.11)

0.000

  1. Notes. *p-valueā€‰=ā€‰differences between groups established with t Test or Chi-square.
  2. CVD, Cardio Vascular Diseases.
  3. COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
  4. SD, Standard Deviation.