Burden of care and a sense of loneliness in caregivers of children with type 1 diabetes. a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Characteristics of caregivers participating in the study

Variables		N	%
Sex	Female	102	81.6
Sex	Male	23	18.4
Age	23–35 years old	34	27.2
	36–45 years old	73	58.4
	46–55 years old	16	14.4
Place of residence	Village	39	31.5
	City of up to 50,000 inhabitants	34	27.4
	City of 50–100,000 inhabitants	18	14.5
	City of more than 100,000 inhabitants	33	26.6
Marital status	Single	24	19.2
	In a partnership	10	8.0
	Married	91	72.8
Education	Primary/secondary/basic vocational	13	10.4
	General secondary or vocational	49	39.2
	Higher	63	50.4
Employment status	Working	99	79.2
Employment status	Not working	26	20.8
Family Generational Status	Two-generational family	111	88.8
Family Generational Status	Multigenerational family	14	11.2

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