Case Control Study
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World J Psychiatry. Nov 19, 2024; 14(11): 1631-1640
Published online Nov 19, 2024. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v14.i11.1631
Table 1 General and clinical data of two groups
Clinical data
Control group (n = 44)
Intervention group (n = 45)
χ²/t
P value
Gender, n (%)0.9320.334
    Male26 (59.09)22 (48.89)
    Female18 (40.91)23 (51.11)
Age (years)48.57 ± 16.9655.09 ± 14.281.9640.053
Hospital stays (days)11.00 ± 2.8911.87 ± 3.281.3210.190
Marital status, n (%)0.9890.610
    Unmarried2 (4.55)2 (4.44)
    Married42 (95.45)42 (93.33)
    Divorced or widowed0 (0.00)1 (2.22)
Education level, n (%)2.6280.453
    Junior high school and below23 (52.27)30 (66.67)
    College12 (27.27)9 (20.00)
    High school and technical secondary school8 (18.18)6 (13.33)
    Postgraduate and above1 (2.27)0 (0.00)
Payment, n (%)
    Medical insurance38 (86.36)41 (91.11)0.5030.478
    Self-payment6 (13.64)4 (8.89)0.5030.478
    Social support34.82 ± 4.4334.98 ± 4.270.1730.863
    Objective support8.86 ± 2.748.33 ± 1.191.1890.238
    Subjective support20.61 ± 4.4121.16 ± 3.460.6460.520
    Availability of support5.75 ± 1.165.69 ± 1.180.2460.807
First-episode, n (%)0.0110.917
    Yes22 (50.00)22 (48.89)
    No22 (50.00)23 (51.11)
Pathogenesis, n (%)5.2630.154
    Biliary onset8 (18.18)15 (33.33)
    Hyperlipidemic onset32 (72.73)24 (53.33)
    Alcoholic onset0 (0.00)2 (4.44)
    Others4 (9.09)4 (8.89)
Mastery of related health knowledge, n (%)3.0330.219
    None19 (43.18)26 (57.78)
    Rare16 (36.36)15 (33.33)
    Adequate9 (20.45)4 (8.89)