Sociodemographic characteristics of the three groups
| 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.