Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics (N = 121)
Variables | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Age: | Mean (SD) | 61.2 (14.0) | |
n | % | ||
Gender: | Male | 61 | 50.4 |
Smoker: | Yes | 24 | 19.8 |
Alcohol: | Never | 9 | 7.4 |
Occasionally | 109 | 90.1 | |
Daily | 3 | 2.5 | |
No symptoms | 78 | 64.5 | |
Clinical signs and symptoms: | Mild | 24 | 19.8 |
Moderate | 18 | 14.9 | |
Severe | 1 | 0.8 | |
Marital status: | Married | 77 | 63.6 |
Education: | High school | 70 | 57.9 |
University | 52 | 43.0 | |
Employment: | Full time | 32 | 26.4 |
Part time | 8 | 6.6 | |
Retired and Unemployed | 81 | 67.0 | |
Sick leave during last 3 months | Yes | 23 | 19.0 |
SF-36 | DVT* | Norm † | |
Physical function | PF | 67.3 | 87.9 |
Role physical | RP | 68.0 | 83.2 |
Bodily pain | BP | 71.6 | 74.8 |
General health | GH | 62.9 | 75.8 |
Vitality | VT | 63.7 | 68.8 |
Social function | SF | 87.6 | 88.6 |
Role emotional | RE | 73.8 | 85.7 |