Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants
n = 79 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Age, yr | Side effects from medications | ||||
20-29 | 9 | 11.4 | Yes | 43 | 54.4 |
30-39 | 27 | 34.2 | No | 35 | 44.3 |
40-49 | 17 | 21.5 | No response | 1 | 1.3 |
50-59 | 15 | 18.9 | |||
60-69 | 10 | 12.7 | Tobacco use | ||
70-79 | 1 | 1.3 | Yes | 32 | 40.5 |
No | 47 | 59.5 | |||
Sex | |||||
Male | 45 | 57.0 | Alcohol use | ||
Female | 34 | 43.0 | Daily | 1 | 1.3 |
Occasionally | 28 | 35.4 | |||
Age at disease onset, yr | None | 50 | 63.3 | ||
≤15 | 7 | 8.9 | |||
16-20 | 21 | 26.6 | Living situation | ||
21-25 | 23 | 29.1 | Live alone | 27 | 34.2 |
26-30 | 10 | 12.7 | Live with two or more persons (including family) | 50 | 63.3 |
31-40 | 11 | 13.9 | Live in a facility | 2 | 2.5 |
≥41 | 5 | 6.3 | |||
No response | 2 | 2.5 | Marital status | ||
Married | 6 | 7.6 | |||
Number of hospitalizations | Single | 73 | 92.4 | ||
0 | 12 | 15.2 | |||
1 | 25 | 31.6 | Level of education | ||
2 | 10 | 12.7 | Graduated junior high school | 12 | 15.2 |
3 | 9 | 11.4 | Graduated high school | 45 | 57.0 |
4 | 4 | 5.1 | Graduated university | 21 | 26.5 |
≥5 | 13 | 16.4 | No response | 1 | 1.3 |
No response | 6 | 7.6 | |||
Residence type | |||||
Types of medicines taken internally | Single-family home | 42 | 53.2 | ||
1 | 11 | 13.9 | Apartment building | 35 | 44.3 |
2 | 5 | 6.3 | Facility | 2 | 2.5 |
3 | 11 | 13.9 | |||
4 | 15 | 19.0 | |||
≥5 | 31 | 39.3 | |||
No response | 6 | 7.6 | |||