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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of participants of the DLCST at baseline in 2004

From: CT-Screening for lung cancer does not increase the use of anxiolytic or antidepressant medication

Characteristics

Respondents

Intervention

Control

p-value

N = 4,104

N = 2,052

N = 2,052

Gender, women, number, (%)

4,104

905 (44.10)

932 (45.42)

0.397

Mean age, years

4,104

57.35

57.31

0.807

Age group (above mean: 57.3 years) (%)

4,104

1,001 (48.78)

972 (47.37)

0.365

Civic status, living alone, number, (%)

4,076

586 (28.58)

587 (28.60)

0.980

Mean income per year (DKK)

4,100

316,910

315,814

0.859

SES group, number, (%)

4,100

   

Below 250,000 DKK/year

 

754 (36.74)

759 (36.99)

 

250–350,000 DKK/year

 

650 (31.68)

643 (31.34)

 

Above 350,000 DKK/year

 

648 (31.58)

650 (31.68)

0.972

Charlson co-morbidity index at baseline, number, (%)

4,104

   

0

 

1,717 (83.67)

1,693 (82.50)

0.336

1

 

235 (11.45)

238 (11.60)

 

>1

 

100 (4.87)

121 (5.90)

 

Prescription of AD or AX medication at least once during the 4 months period before baseline, number, (%)

4,104

269 (13.11)

277 (13.50)

0.713

Prescription of AD or AX medication at least once during the 2 years period before baseline, number, (%)

4,104

483 (23,54)

502 (24,46)

0.487