Table 2 Patient Characteristics
|  | CBT (N = 45) | TAU(N = 45) | t/χ2/Z | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean years, mean (IQR) | 60.78(7.50) | 61.67(5.78) | -0.259 | 0.796 |
Gender, n (% male) | 30(66.7%) | 22(48.9%) | 2.915 | 0.088 |
Work status | Â | Â | 0.216 | 0.642 |
Employed | 14(31.1%) | 12(26.7%) | Â | Â |
Unemployed | 31(68.9%) | 33(73.3%) | Â | Â |
marital status | Â | Â | 0.278 | 0.598 |
single | 8(17.6%) | 9(22.2%) | Â | Â |
married | 37(82.4%) | 35(77.8%) | Â | Â |
Education | Â | Â | 0.119 | 0.942 |
Elementary school | 8(17.8%) | 7(15.6%) | Â | Â |
High school | 9(20%) | 10(22.2%) | Â | Â |
College/university | 28(62.2%) | 28(62.2%) | Â | Â |
Monthly income(Â¥) | Â | Â | 0.278 | 0.870 |
<5000 | 16(35.6%) | 17(37.8%) | Â | Â |
5000 ~ 10,000 | 19(42.2%) | 20(44.4%) |  |  |
>10,000 | 10(22.2%) | 8(17.8%) | Â | Â |
Duration of illness | Â | Â | 0.080 | 0.777 |
< 1 years | 37 | 38 |  |  |
≥ 1 years | 8 | 7 |  |  |
Comorbidities | Â | Â | 1.766 | 0.622 |
Arterial hypertension | 10 | 8 | Â | Â |
Diabetes mellitus | 4 | 4 | Â | Â |
Ischaemic heart disease | 9 | 10 | Â | Â |
Heart failure | 0 | 0 | Â | Â |
Obstructive sleep apnea | 4 | 1 | Â | Â |
Previous stroke/TIAd(transient ischemic attack) | 0 | 1 | Â | Â |
Current medication, n (%) | Â | Â | 5.210 | 0.074 |
Antiarrhythmics | 3 | 11 | Â | Â |
Beta blockers | 32 | 32 | Â | Â |
Anticoagulation | 20 | 15 | Â | Â |
SF-12MCS, mean (SD) | 37.317(7.15) | 34.268(7.17) | 2.019 | 0.047 |
SF-12PCS, median (IQR) | 39.3(9.15) | 39(13.5) | -0.303 | 0.762 |
GAD-7, median (IQR) | 6 (6) | 10(8) | -1.084 | 0.071 |
PHQ-9, median (IQR) | 10(9) | 12(11.5) | -0.598 | 0.55 |
BIPQ, median IQR) | 46(8) | 48(9) | -1.457 | 0.145 |
AFSS symptoms scale, median (IQR) | 11(3.5) | 11(3) | -0.542 | 0.588 |