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Table 1 Demographic characteristics

From: Acute and chronic impact of cardiovascular events on health state utilities

Characteristic

Edinburgh (N = 107)

London (N = 93)

Participants in the analysis sample

p-value1

(N = 200)

Age (Mean, SD)

48.4 (15.5)

44.5 (14.1)

46.6 (14.9)

0.068

Gender (n, %)

    

Male

52 (48.6%)

38 (40.9%)

90 (45.0%)

0.27

Female

55 (51.4%)

55 (59.1%)

110 (55.0%)

 

Racial/Ethnic Background (n, %)

    

White

100 (93.5%)

56 (60.2%)

156 (78.0%)

<0.0001

Mixed

1 (0.9%)

8 (8.6%)

9 (4.5%)

 

Asian

2 (1.9%)

12 (12.9%)

14 (7.0%)

 

Black

1 (0.9%)

15 (16.1%)

16 (8.0%)

 

Other2

3 (2.8%)

2 (2.2%)

5 (2.5%)

 

Marital Status (n, %)

    

Single

44 (41.1%)

54 (58.1%)

98 (49.0%)

0.053

Married/Living with partner3

46 (43.0%)

27 (29.0%)

73 (36.5%)

 

Other4

17 (15.9%)

12 (12.9%)

29 (14.5%)

 

Employment Status (n, %)

    

Full-time work

28 (26.2%)

28 (30.1%)

56 (28.0%)

0.74

Part-time work

34 (31.8%)

33 (35.5%)

67 (33.5%)

 

Unemployed

9 (8.4%)

7 (7.5%)

16 (8.0%)

 

Other5

36 (33.6%)

25 (26.9%)

61 (30.5%)

 

Education Level (n, %)

    

University degree

48 (44.9%)

41 (44.1%)

89 (44.5%)

0.91

No University degree

59 (55.1%)

52 (55.9%)

111 (55.5%)

 
  1. 1P-values are based on t-tests for continuous variables and chi-square analyses for categorical variables.
  2. 2Other self-reported background includes Arab (n = 3) and Latino (n = 2).
  3. 3Includes married (n = 64) and living with partner (n = 9).
  4. 4Includes divorced (n = 20), separated (n = 6), and widowed (n = 3).
  5. 5Includes retired (n = 29), student (n = 15), homemaker (n = 6), disabled (n = 6), “career break” (n = 1), caregiver for elderly parent (n = 1), “live on investments” (n = 1), volunteer (n = 1), and unspecified (n = 1).