A confirmatory bifactor analysis of the hospital anxiety and depression scale in an Italian community sample

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample

	Males		Females		Total
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Age category
18-24	65	8.44	70	8.4	135	8.4
25-34	120	15.58	118	14.2	238	14.9
35-44	160	20.78	152	18.3	312	19.5
45-54	145	18.83	144	17.4	289	18.1
55-64	120	15.58	124	15.0	244	15.3
≥ 65	160	20.78	221	26.7	381	23.8
Civil status
Married	365	47.8	369	44.6	764	48.0
Not married	399	52.2	458	55.4	857	52.0
Education (years)
5	47	6.2	94	11.4	141	8.9
6-8	161	21.3	164	20.0	325	20.6
9-13	363	48.0	341	41.5	704	44.6
≥ 14	186	24.6	223	27.1	409	25.9
Level of chronic disease/limitation
No disease/no limitation	578	75.06	576	69.48	1154	72.17
Disease/no limitation	56	7.27	67	8.08	123	7.69
Disease/some limitation	102	13.25	153	18.46	255	15.95
Disease/severe limitation	34	4.42	33	3.98	67	4.19
Economic status
Below the poverty line	463	61.16	499	60.85	962	61
Above the poverty line	294	38.84	321	39.15	615	39

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