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Table 3 Information searched on the web by age group

From: The internet user profile of Italian families of patients with rare diseases: a web survey

  

Age group

   
 

<40 yrs (N = 211)

40-54 yrs (N = 264)

>55 yrs (N = 42)

Total (N = 571)

p

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

Disease characteristics

198

99.5

233

98.7

31

93.9

462

98.7

0.188

Diagnosis

178

92.7

191

86.4

25

86.2

394

89.1

0.061

Therapy

179

94.2

205

93.2

25

89.3

409

93.4

0.806

Nutrition

106

64

110

60.4

13

59.1

229

62.2

0.687

Physical activity

101

63.1

122

67.8

14

63.6

237

65.5

0.698

Specialty physicians or hospitals

175

91.6

190

88.8

24

82.8

389

89.6

0.481

Prevention of complications

155

88.1

173

86.9

17

70.8

345

86.5

0.026

Vaccines

87

56.1

77

46.4

5

29.4

169

50.0

0.073

Alterative therapy

118

70.7

100

57.1

12

54.5

230

63.2

0.018

Second opinion

116

71.2

123

66.8

11

55.0

250

68

0.179

Further pregnancy

108

64.7

71

43.6

9

50.0

188

54.0

0.000