Table 3 Social characteristics of the study sample with Wilson disease in relation to the predominant clinical form of the disease
Variable | Pre-symptomatic n = 22 n (%) | Hepatic n = 73 n (%) | Neurological n = 107 n (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Education | ||||
- Primary school | 1 (4.5) | 1 (1.4) | 3 (2.8) | NS |
- Vocational | 7 (31.8) | 11 (15.1) | 33 (30.8) | 0.01 |
- Upper-secondary/post-secondary and higher education | 13 (59.1) | 61 (83.6) | 70 (65.5) | 0.003 |
- Missing data | 1 (4.5) | 0 | 1 (0.9) | NS |
Source of income | ||||
- Salary | 5 (22.7) | 41 (56.2) | 21 (19.6) | < 0.0001 |
- Disability pension | 0 | 19 (26.0) | 57 (53.3) | 0.0003 |
- Pension (retired) | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.9) | NS |
- Social support | 0 | 2 (2.7) | 9 (8.4) | NS |
- Other (self-employed, farming, student stipend) | 17 (77.3) | 5 (6.9) | 9 (8.4) | < 0.0001 |
- Family support | 0 | 6 (8.2) | 9 (8.4) | NS |
Status of household | ||||
- Living alone | 2 (9.1) | 4 (5.5) | 6 (5.6) | NS |
- With parents/guardians | 13 (59.1) | 17 (23.3) | 18 (16.8) | 0.0001 |
- With wife/husband/informal relationship | 5 (22.7) | 26 (35.6) | 28 (26.2) | NS |
- With family (wife/husband and children) | 2 (9.1) | 22 (30.1) | 46 (43.0) | 0.006 |
- Missing data | 0 | 4 (5.5) | 9 (8.4) | NS |
Marital status | ||||
- Single | 14 (63.6) | 21 (28.8) | 22 (20.6) | 0.0002 |
- Divorced | 0 | 2 (2.7) | 9 (8.4) | NS |
- Widowed | 0 | 1 (1.4) | 3 (2.8) | NS |
- Married | 5 (22.7) | 34 (46.6) | 56 (52.3) | 0.04 |
- Informal relationship | 2 (9.1) | 9 (12.3) | 8 (7.5) | NS |
- Missing data | 1 (4.5) | 6 (8.2) | 9 (8.4) | NS |