Table 1 Characteristics of English-speaking patients
|  | Whole English-speaking sample (n = 596) | USA (n = 337) | Canada (n = 110) | UK (n = 98) | Australia (n = 51) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | (n) | mean (SD) / % | (n) | mean (SD) / % | (n) | mean (SD) / % | (n) | mean (SD) / % | (n) | mean (SD) / % |
Age | (576) | 54.3 (13.6) | (328) | 56.2 (12.8) | (102) | 54.8 (13.8) | (97) | 49.1 (14.7) | (49) | 50.6 (13.6) |
Men (yes) | (591) | 70.1 | (334) | 68.3 | (109) | 72.5 | (97) | 78.4 | (51) | 60.8 |
Caucasian (yes) | (586) | 80.4 | (333) | 75.1 | (108) | 88.9 | (98) | 93.9 | (47) | 70.2 |
Civil status | (590) | Â | (334) | Â | (109) | Â | (96) | Â | (51) | Â |
 Single |  | 19.3 |  | 17.4 |  | 15.6 |  | 27.1 |  | 25.5 |
 Married/partnership |  | 68.0 |  | 70.1 |  | 68.8 |  | 60.4 |  | 66.7 |
 Divorced/separated/widowed |  | 12.7 |  | 12.6 |  | 15.6 |  | 12.5 |  | 7.8 |
Education attainment | (592) | Â | (336) | Â | (108) | Â | (98) | Â | (50) | Â |
 Primary school |  | 1.0 |  | 0.9 |  | 2.8 |  | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
 Secondary school |  | 44.8 |  | 38.4 |  | 38.9 |  | 69.4 |  | 52.0 |
 Higher education/University |  | 54.2 |  | 60.7 |  | 58.3 |  | 30.6 |  | 48.0 |
Employment status (employed) | (582) | 33.5 | (329) | 32.2 | (108) | 28.7 | (98) | 36.7 | (47) | 46.8 |
Causes of underling heart disease | (572) | Â | (325) | Â | (107) | Â | (92) | Â | (48) | Â |
 Congenital |  | 4.4 |  | 1.2 |  | 4.7 |  | 15.2 |  | 4.2 |
 Ischemic |  | 33.7 |  | 40.9 |  | 28.0 |  | 19.6 |  | 25.0 |
 Idiopathic |  | 51.6 |  | 45.5 |  | 58.9 |  | 58.7 |  | 62.5 |
 Valvular |  | 1.1 |  | 1.2 |  | 0.0 |  | 1.1 |  | 2.1 |
 Other |  | 9.3 |  | 11.1 |  | 8.4 |  | 5.4 |  | 6.3 |
Charlson comorbidity | (596) | 0.9 | (337) | 1.1 | (110) | 0.9 | (98) | 0.2 | (51) | 0.5 |
| Â | (1.4) | Â | (1.5) | Â | (1.5) | Â | (0.7) | Â | (1.0) | |
Time post-transplantation (in years) | (585) | 3.3 (1.4) | (333) | 3.0 (1.3) | (105) | 3.6 (1.5) | (98) | 3.5 (1.2) | (49) | 4.2 (1.5) |