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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: The relationship between traits optimism and anxiety and health-related quality of life in patients hospitalized for chronic diseases: data from the SATISQOL study

Variables

Category

n (%)

Center

  
 

1

314 (20.5)

 

2

617 (40.4)

 

3

598 (39.1)

Gender

  
 

Men

886 (58.1)

 

Women

639 (41.9)

Age

  
 

<45

328 (21.5)

 

45-55

264 (17.3)

 

55-65

461 (30.1)

 

>65

476 (31.1)

Professional activity

  
 

Yes

459 (32.5)

 

No

953 (67.5)

Family situation

  
 

Alone

270 (18.8)

 

Not alone

1164 (81.2)

Study level

  
 

Primary school

335 (24.3)

 

Middle and high school

751 (54.7)

 

University

288 (21.0)

Place of residence

  
 

At home

1405 (98.2)

 

Institution

14 (1.0)

 

Other

11 (0.8)

Intervention

  
 

Surgery

755 (50.5)

 

Interventional

299 (20.0)

 

Medical

440 (29.5)

Diagnosis

  
 

ENT Ophtalmology

126 (8.4)

 

Cardiovascular

 33 (2.2)

 

Gastroenterology

370 (24.6)

 

Endocrinology

125 (8.3)

 

Neurology

267 (17.7)

 

Oncology

219 (14.6)

 

Pneumology

129 (8.6)

 

Rheumatology

 39 (2.6)

 

Urology Nephrology

174 (11.6)

 

Others

24 (1.4)

Use of psychotropic drugs

  
 

Yes

291 (20.4)

 

No 1135

(79.6)