Table 1 |
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| Demographic information of participants (n = 101) | ||||
| Variable | Category | n | % | Mean ± SD (Range) |
| Age (year) | 45.48 ± 18.86 | |||
| (20–98) | ||||
| Gender | Male | 39 | 38.6 | |
| Female | 62 | 61.4 | ||
| Education (years) | 11.03±4.39 | |||
| (0–18) | ||||
| Occupation | None | 63 | 62.4 | |
| Employed full-time | 23 | 22.8 | ||
| Employed part-time | 6 | 5.9 | ||
| Student | 9 | 8.9 | ||
| Marital status | Single | 38 | 37.6 | |
| Married | 56 | 55.4 | ||
| Divorced | 3 | 3.0 | ||
| Widowed | 4 | 4.0 | ||
| Living situation | With family | 94 | 93.1 | |
| Alone | 7 | 6.9 | ||
| Perceived effects | 2.89 ± 0.44 | |||
| (2–4) | ||||
SD: standard deviation.
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