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Table 4 HADS and SF-12v2 results, with specific focus on the younger patients

From: Family-based associations in measures of psychological distress and quality of life in a cardiac screening clinic for inheritable cardiac diseases: a cross-sectional study

 

Younger group (age<25) (n=60)

Older group (age 25 and over) (n=252)

Test statistic, p value

HADS-A: Mean (SD)

6.60 (3.94)

6.93 (3.97)

t=0.57, p=0.56

HADS-D: Median (IQR)

1 (3)

2 (4)

z=3.47, p=0.0005

PCS-12: Mean (SD)

53.34 (7.04)

51.21 (8.26)

t=−1.80, p=0.074

MCS-12: Mean (SD)

50.37 (10.12)

49.46 (10.62)

t=−0.59, p=0.56

  1. HADS-A Hospital anxiety and depression scale anxiety subscale HADS-D Hospital anxiety and depression scale depression subscale SD Standard deviation PCS-12. Physical health component summary MCS-12 Mental health component summary.