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Table 2 Description of patients according to demographic/socioeconomic variables

From: Depression diagnosed by the mini international neuropsychiatric interview plus (MINI) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: relationship with functional capacity and quality of life

Variable

Total

Men

Women

Non-depressive

Depressive

n = 54 (%)

n = 30 (%)

n = 24 (%)

n = 42 (%)

n = 12 (%)

Monthly income

 Less than the minimum salary

33.3

23.3

45.8

28.6

50.0

 1–5 times the minimum salary

57.4

60.0

54.2

59.5

50.0

 5–10 times the minimum salary

9.3

16.7

0

11.9

0

 Greater than 10 times the minimum salary

0

0

0

0

0

Schooling

 0–2 years

24.2

16.7

33.4

23.8

25.0

 3–4 years

40.7

40.0

41.6

38.1

50.0

 5–8 years

12.9

20.0

4.2

14.3

8.3

 9 years or more

22.2

23.3

20.8

23.8

16.7

Smoking habits

 Never smoked

0

0

33.4

0

0

 Ex-smoker

79.6

86.7

41.6

83.3

66.7

 Smoker

7.4

10.0

4.2

14.3

8.3

 Ex-passive smoker

12.9

3.3

20.8

23.8

25.0

Family support

 Lives alone

9.2

3.3

16.7

7.1

16.7

 Lives with family in positive manner

85.2

90.0

79.1

90.4

66.6

 Lives with family in negative manner

5.6

6.7

4.2

7.1

16.7

Pulmonary rehabilitation

 Yes

46.3

40.0

54.2

47.6

58.3

 No

53.7

60.0

45.8

52.4

41.7

Hospitalization in the previous year

 Yes

48.2

53.3

41.6

45.3

58.3

 No

51.8

46.7

58.4

54.7

41.7

Insomnia

 Yes

48.2

43.4

54.2

40.4

75.0

 No

51.8

56.6

45.8

59.6

25.0

Dyspnea grade

 1

3.8

6.6

0

4.7

0

 2

12.9

13.3

12.5

16.6

0

 3

20.4

20.0

20.8

19.1

25.1

 4

24.1

20.1

29.2

21.4

33.3

 5

38.8

40.0

37.5

38.2

41.6