Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics by group and subgroups of chronic diseases
From: Psychosocial factors as predictors of quality of life in chronic portuguese patients
Total group of chronic diseases | Subgroups of chronic diseases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n=774) | Metabolic (n=365) | Neurologic (n=199) | Cancer (n=210) | ||
n (%) | |||||
Sex | |||||
Male | 228 (29.50) | 91 (24.90) | 68 (34.20) | 69 (32.90) | |
Female | 546 (70.5) | 274 (75.10) | 131 (65.80) | 141 (67.10) | |
Education level | |||||
≥9 Years | 465 (60.10) | 187 (51.20) | 161 (80.90) | 117 (55.70) | |
<9 Year | 309 (39.90) | 178 (48.80) | 38 (19.10) | 93 (44.30) | |
Mean (SD) | |||||
Age (years) | 42.98 (11.55) | 42.93 (0.64) | 36.52 (0.61) | 48.80 (0.71) | |
Time since diagnosis (years) | 12.82 (9.73) | 14.19 (0.56) | 14.44 (0.74) | 9.01 (0.49) | |
Severity of disease perception | 6.56 (2.81) | 7.29 (0.15) | 5.50 (0.18) | 6.34 (0.21) | |