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Table 1 Sociodemographic variables for each cluster

From: The psychosocial profile of family caregivers of children with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Cluster 1

(n = 201)

Cluster 2

(n = 200)

p

Caregiver gender

  

0.71

 Female

162 (40.4)

164 (40.9)

 

 Male

39 (9.7)

36 (9)

 

Caregiver age +

31.48 (7.74)

32.10 (8.26)

0.44

Civil status

  

0.08

 Married/free union

153 (38.1)

166 (41.4)

 

 Not married

48 (12)

34 (8.5)

 

Economically remunerated activity

  

0.12

 Yes

62 (15.5)

48 (12)

 

 No

139 (34.7)

152 (37.8)

 

Education level

  

0.40

 No education

6 (1.5)

5 (1.2)

 

 Basic

133 (33.2)

117 (29.2)

 

 Middle

47 (11.7)

59 (14.7)

 

 Higher

15 (3.7)

19 (4.8)

 

Religion

  

0.24

 Yes

183 (45.8)

189 (47.2)

 

 No

18 (4.2)

11 (2.8)

 

Parental role

  

0.87

 Mother

166 (41.4)

164 (40.9)

 

 Father

35 (8.7)

36 (9)

 

Type of family

  

0.03

 Single parent

39 (9.8)a

22 (5.5)

 

 Nuclear

92 (22.9)

111 (27.7)

 

 Semiextended

37 (9.2)

27 (6.7)

 

 Extended

17 (4.2)

26 (6.5)

 

 Living with another family

16 (4)

14 (3.5)

 

Family life cycle

  

0.77

 With small children

65 (16.2)

62 (15.5)

 

 With adolescents or older children

136 (33.9)

138 (34.4)

 

Monthly income

  

0.63

  < 1 MS

124 (30.9)

117 (29.2)

 

  = 1 MS

45 (11.2)

44 (11)

 

 V > 1 MS

32 (8)

39 (9.7)

 

Social support networks

  

0.11

 Family

163 (40.6)

177 (44.1)

 

 Institutions

27 (6.7)

16 (4)

 

 Others

11 (2.8)

7 (1.8)

 

Number of children +

2.25 (1.20)

2.37 (1.17)

0.61

Patient’s gender

  

0.58

 Female

98 (24.5)

92 (22.9)

 

 Male

103 (25.7)

108 (26.9)

 

Patient’s age +

6.04 (4.88)

5.93 (5.23)

0.81

Diagnosis

  

0.84

 Oncological

149 (37.2)

150 (37.4)

 

 Other

52 (13)

50 (12.5)

 

Time since diagnosis

  

0.30

  < 3 months

47 (11.7)

58 (14.5)

 

 3 to 12 months

89 (22.2)

75 (18.7)

 

  > 12 months

65 (16.2)

67 (16.7)

 

Hospitalization time

  

0.55

  < 1 week

127 (31.7)

132 (32.9)

 

 > 1 week

74 (18.4)

68 (17)

 
  1. The variables indicated with + were analyzed with t tests and are shown as M (SD); the others were analyzed with χ2 tests of independence and are shown as N (%). MS minimum salary, USD$ 132.76 monthly. a frequency greater than chance