Table 3 Characteristics of patient populations at entry for nine study areas in six countries in percentages or means
Lille France | Lyon France | La Verrière France | St Etienne France | Dublin Ireland | Groningen Netherlands | Cagliari Italy | Lisbon Portugal | Granada Spain | Total | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 46 | 44 | 27 | 50 | 64 | 48 | 20 | 50 | 84 | 433 | |
Male (%) | 65 | 73 | 63 | 78 | 61 | 54 | 80 | 82 | 75 | 70 | S |
Mean Age (sd) | 37 (9.2) | 38 (9.8) | 38 (10.8) | 37 (9.5) | 43 (10.5) | 40 (7.4) | 33 (10) | 34 (8.4) | 35 (8.7) | 38 (9.7) | NS |
Never Married (%) | 69 | 83 | 89 | 82 | 67 | 58 | 80 | 86 | 82 | 77 | S |
Sheltered accommodation* (%) | 13 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 1.2 | 10 | S |
Private accommodation (%) | 78 | 73 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 71 | 90 | 100 | 99 | 86 | |
No professional training (%) | 41 | 50 | 37 | 24 | 67 | 50 | 50 | 28 | 74 | 50 | NS |
University education (%) | 0 | 14 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
Regular wages (%) | 9 | 10.5 | 11 | 4 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 11 | S |
On social benefit or pension (%) | 84 | 82 | 78 | 94 | 77 | 67 | 10 | 28 | 64 | 67 | S |