Table 4 Social characteristics of the study samplea with Wilson disease in relation to persistence with treatment
Variable | Persistent n = 139, % = 72.4 n (%) | Non-persistent n = 53, % = 27.6 n (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Education | |||
- Primary school | 4 (2.9) | 1 (1.9) | NS |
- Vocational education | 29 (20.9) | 17 (32.1) | NS |
- Upper-secondary/post-secondary and higher education | 106 (76.3) | 35 (66) | 0.02 |
Source of income | |||
- Salary | 56 (40.3) | 10 (18.9) | < 0.001 |
- Disability pension | 49 (35.3) | 22 (41.5) | NS |
- Pension (retired) | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0) | NS |
- Social support | 6 (4.3) | 3 (5.7) | NS |
- Other (self-employed, farming, student stipend) | 18 (13.0) | 11 (20.8) | NS |
- Family support | 8 (5.8) | 7 (13.2) | NS |
Status of household | |||
- Living alone | 8 (5.8) | 4 (7.6) | NS |
- With parents/guardians | 29 (20.9) | 15 (28.3) | NS |
- With wife/husband/informal relationship | 44 (31.7) | 14 (26.4) | NS |
- With family (wife/husband and children) | 50 (36.0) | 17 (32.1) | NS |
- Missing data | 8 (5.8) | 3 (5.7) | NS |
Marital status | |||
- Single | 39 (28.1) | 16 (30.2) | NS |
- Divorced | 9 (6.5) | 2 (3.8) | NS |
- Widowed | 3 (2.2) | 1 (1.9) | NS |
- Married | 70 (50.4) | 21 (39.6) | NS |
- Informal relationship | 11 (7.9) | 7 (13.2) | NS |
- Missing data | 7 (5.0) | 6 (11.3) | NS |