Table 1 Characteristics of different variables for the Greek and Scandinavian samples
| Variables |
Greek N = 84 n (%) |
Scandinavian N = 140 n (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gender Male Female |
18 (21) 66 (79) |
32 (23) 108 (77) | 0.87 |
|
Agea 18-29 years 30-49 years 50-65 years |
14 (17) 48 (58) 21 (25) |
27 (21) 56 (43) 48 (37) | 0.09 |
|
Smoker Yes | 31 (37) | 20 (15) | < 0.0001 |
|
Unemployed Yes | 17 (21) | 6 (4) | < 0.0001 |
|
Longstanding illness Yes | 20 (25) | 40 (29) | 0.28 |
|
Medication with glucocorticoids Yes | 4 (5) | 8 (6) | 0.99 |
|
Serious life-events Yes | 55 (65) | 36 (26) | < 0.0001 |
|
Perceived health Good Bad |
29 (35) 53 (65) |
110 (83) 23 (17) | < 0.0001 |
|
Perceived stress Low Moderately High/very high |
7 (8.3) 39 (46.4) 38 (45.2) |
40 (29.2) 63 (46.0) 34 (24.8) | < 0.0001 |
|
Hope for the future Hopeful Hopeless |
43 (52) 39 (48) |
131 (97) 4 (3) | < 0.0001 |
|
HAD depression None Moderate High |
46 (55) 22 (26) 16 (19) |
123 (87) 11 (8) 2 (2) | < 0.0001 |
|
HAD anxiety None Moderately High |
37 (44) 22 (26) 25 (30) |
90 (66) 29 (21) 18 (13) | 0.002 |