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Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of respondents

From: Anxiety and depression among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and general population in rural Nepal

Characteristics

Study population (N = 198)

COPD group (N = 93)

Control group (N = 105)

Age (mean age ± SD)

 (Min-Max)

58.01 ± 12.11

(40-82)

64.93 ± 9.19

(40-82)

51.86 ± 11.06

(40-76)

Sex

 Male

119 (60.1%)

41 (44.1%)

78 (74.3%)

 Female

79 (39.9%)

52 (55.9%)

27 (25.7%)

Occupation

 Farmer

107 (54%)

47 (50.5%)

60 (57.1%)

 Home maker

46 (23.2%)

31 (33.3%)

15 (14.3%)

 Retired from service

22 (11.1%)

12 (12.9%)

10 (9.5%)

 Service holder

12 (6.1%)

0 (0%)

12 (11.4%)

 Labor

9 (4.5%)

3 (3.2%)

6 (5.7%)

 Business

2 (1.0%)

0 (0%)

2 (1.9%)

Marital status

 Married

166 (83.8%)

74 (79.6%)

92 (87.6%)

 Widow

24 (12.1%)

19 (20.5%)

5 (4.8%)

 Separated

5 (2.5%)

0 (0%)

5 (4.8%)

 Single

3 (1.5%)

0 (0%)

3 (2.9%)

Family type

 Joint

158 (79.8%)

80 (86.0%)

78 (74.3%)

 Nuclear

40 (20.2%)

13 (14.0%)

27 (25.7%)

Education

 Illiterate

120 (60.6%)

76 (81.7%)

44 (41.9%)

 Informal education

24 (12.1%)

4 (4.3%)

20 (19.0%)

 Primary level

32 (16.2%)

10 (10.8%)

22 (21.0%)

 Secondary level

22 (11.1%)

3 (3.2%)

19 (18.1%)

Smoking status

 Smoker

133 (67.2%)

89 (95.7%)

44 (41.9%)

 Non smoker

65 (32.8%)

4 (4.3%)

61 (58.1%)

 Alcohol consumption

77 (38.9%)

29 (31.2%)

48 (45.7%)

 Disease duration (mean year ± SD)

 

6.75 ± 5.89

 

 Hospitalization in last one year

 

1.88 ± 0.99

 

 BAI, mean ± SD (range 0 - 45)*

15.41 ± 11.35

23.76 ± 9.51

8.01 ± 6.83

 BDI, mean ± SD (range 1 - 48)*

19.18 ± 11.97

27.72 ± 9.37

11.60 ± 8.42

  1. *Chi square test value: P value <0.05