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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the respondents

From: Prevalence of depression and anxiety, and their relationship to social support among patients and family caregivers of rare bone diseases

 

Patients

Caregivers

n

72

124

Gender, n (%)

 Male

26 (36.1)

16 (12.9)

 Female

46 (63.9)

108 (87.1)

Age, median [IQR]

24.50 [20.00, 33.00]

37.00 [32.75, 42.00]

Education, n (%)

 ≤ Middle school

37 (51.4)

59 (47.6)

 Senior high school

10 (13.9)

22 (17.7)

 ≥ Bachelor's degree

25 (34.7)

43 (34.7)

Monthly income, n (%)

 ≤ ¥2000

24 (33.3)

31 (25.0)

 ¥2000–5000

25 (34.7)

64 (51.6)

 ≥ ¥5000

23 (31.9)

29 (23.4)

Employment, n (%)

 Employed

24 (33.3)

52 (41.9)

 Unemployed

48 (66.7)

72 (58.1)

Course of disease, median year [IQR]

23.00 [18.00, 32.25]

7.00 [4.00, 12.00]

Disease types, n (%)

 Osteogenesis imperfecta

60 (83.3)

77 (62.1)

 X- linked hypophosphate rickets

7 (9.7)

10 (8.1)

 Achondroplasia

1 (1.4)

19 (15.3)

 Others

4 (5.6)

18(14.5)

Marital status, n (%)

 Married

22 (30.6)

116 (93.5)

 Not married

50 (69.4)

8 (6.5)

Patient’s care status, n (%)

 Institutionalized care

0 (0)

2 (1.61)

 Family care

72 (100.00)

122 (98.39)