Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants problem with alignment

1

Gender

− Male

13

43

10

33

12

40

− Female

17

57

20

67

18

60

2

Average age (years old)

55.3 (39 – 68)

56.4 (39–67)

58.3 (41–75)

3

Level of education

− Elementary school

4

13

4

14

3

10

− High school

14

47

16

53

16

53

− University

12

40

10

33

11

37

4

Employment

− Employee

9

30

22

74

4

13

− Employer

9

30

1

3

5

17

− Unemployed

10

33

7

23

11

37

− Pensioner

2

7

-

-

10

33

5

Marital status

− Single

2

7

2

7

1

3

− Married

25

83

23

76

24

80

− Widow/widower

3

10

5

17

5

17

6

Duration of illness

− < 5 years

7

23

7

23

13

43

− 5 – 10 years

15

50

16

53

10

33

− 11 – 16 years

5

17

5

17

5

17

− > 16 years

3

10

2

7

2

7