General characteristics Group CO Group RA
Number 27 53
Age (years), X±SD 49,41±1,08 50,58 ±0,93
Degree (N)    
lower 9 20
medium 12 27
higher 2 4
high 4 2
Marital status (N)    
yes 23 47
no 1 2
other 3 4
Affective status (N)    
anxious-depressive 7 35
anxious 20 18
BDI, X ± SD 7,41 ± 0,84† 18,15 ± 1,66 †
STAI-S, X ± SD 40,77 ± 1,63 † 49,77 ± 0,94†
STAI-T, X ± SD 41,67 ± 1,59 † 53,83 ± 0,76†
* SD-standard deviation, BDI-Beck Depression Inventory, STAI-S-state-trait anxiety inventory: state subscale, STAI-T State-Trait Anxiety Inventory: Trait subscale, † statistically significant difference between the groups (p <0,001).
Table 1: Demographic characteristics of the CO group and the RA g.