Pacemaker |
ICD (no shock) | ICD (shock) | |
Number of patients | 76 | 31 | 45 |
Male | 50 | 27 | 37 |
Female | 262-150 | 4 | 8 |
Age (years) (mean (SD)) | 59.4 (9.9) | 56.2 (12.8) | 59.7 (13.0) |
Civil status (n) | |||
Married | 54 | 27 | 34 |
Divorced/separated | 12 | 0 | 6 |
Widowed | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Single | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Work status (n) | |||
Full time | 16 | 14 | 9 |
Part time | 9 | 4 | 6 |
Unemployed | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Retired | 33 | 8 | 18 |
Invalid | 8 | 2 | 10 |
↵2-150 p < 0.05 v the other two groups.
ICD, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.