Status at follow-up | Healthy (n) | Impaired (n) | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Loss of friends | 19 (10.8%) | 50 (33.6%) | <Â 0.0001 |
Financial loss | 64 (36.6%) | 81 (54.6%) | 0.002 |
Loss of partner | 6 (3.4%) | 16 (10.7%) | 0.02 |
Psychiatric treatment | 19 (10.8%) | 38 (25.5%) | 0.001 |
Inability to work | 8 (4.6%) | 18 (12.1%) | 0.04 |
Factors tested but with no significant difference | |||
 Weight increase | 110 (56.8%) | 98 (65.8%) | 0.62 |
 Started to smoke | 34 (19.3%) | 42 (28.2%) | 0.08 |
 Job change | 127 (72.6%) | 120 (80.5%) | 0.12 |
 Professional re-training | 20 (11.4%) | 28 (18.8%) | 0.57 |