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Table 1 Characteristics of the 448 patient-caregiver dyads

From: Coping with age-related hearing loss: patient-caregiver dyad effects on quality of life

  

Patients

Caregivers

N (%)

N (%)

Age, years

M ± SD

71.4 ± 6.8

67.9 ± 11.4

m [IQR]

70 [66–77]

69 [63–76]

Gender

Woman

204 (46)

276 (62)

Man

242 (54)

170 (38)

Education level

<  12 years

200 (45)

196 (44)

≥ 12 years

240 (55)

247 (56)

Marital status

Single

67 (15)

48 (11)

Couple

379 (85)

399 (89)

Professional status

Worker

67 (15)

84 (21)

Not worker

372 (85)

360 (79)

Chronic diseasea

No

223 (51)

202 (46)

Yes

214 (49)

236 (54)

Cancer

No

374 (84)

428 (97)

Yes

69 (16)

72 (12)

Stroke

No

425 (96)

428 (97)

Yes

18 (4)

14 (3)

Hearing severity

< 35 dB HL

283 (70)

 

≥35 dB HL

119 (30)

 
  1. N (%) effective (percents), M ± SD mean ± standard deviation, m [IQR] median [interquartile range]
  2. aexcluding cancer