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Table 2 Characteristics of adults with congenital heart disease included in the cross-sectional and longitudinal study

From: Validity, reliability and responsiveness of the "Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life – Direct Weighting" (SEIQoL-DW) in congenital heart disease

Variable

Cross-sectional study n = 579

Longitudinal study n = 130

p-value

Gender:

  

NS

   Male

347 (59.9%)

78 (60%)

 

   Female

232 (40.1%)

52 (40%)

 

Median age (in years)

23 (Q1 = 20; Q3 = 29)

24 (Q1 = 21; Q3 = 29)

NS

Marital status:

  

NS

   Unmarried (living with parents)

324 (55.9%)

70 (53.8%)

 

   Living alone, divorced or widowed

56 (9.7%)

14 (10.8%)

 

   Married or cohabiting

199 (34.4%)

46 (35.4%)

 

Highest educational level:

  

NS

   Vocational high school

188 (32.5%)

45 (34.6%)

 

   (Technical) high school

127 (21.9%)

27 (20.8%)

 

   College/University

245 (42.3%)

52 (39.9%)

 

   Other

19 (3.3%)

6 (4.7%)

 

Employment status:

  

NS

   Student

167 (28.8%)

34 (26.2%)

 

   Employed

342 (59.1%)

78 (60.0%)

 

   Unemployed/Looking for work

19 (3.3%)

7 (5.4%)

 

   Not able to work/Disability

15 (2.6%)

5 (3.8%)

 

   Other

36 (6.2%)

6 (4.6%)

 

Median frequency of follow-up at the Adult Congenital Heart Clinic (in years)

1.5 (Q1 = 1.0; Q3 = 3.0)

1.0 (Q1 = 1.0; Q3 = 1.0)

U = 18713 p < 0.001

  1. NS= not significant