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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the sample stratified by sex

From: The factor structure of the Turkish version of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) in patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease

 

Sex

Total (n = 302)

Male (n = 119)

Female (n = 183)

Age in years (mean; sd) (p > .05)

55.4; 11.8

52.9; 10.9

53.9; 11.3

Education (%)(p < .001)

   

 no school education

8.5

37.4

26.1

 primary school education

47.9

41.2

43.8

 secondary school education

11.1

5.5

7.7

 high school or university education

32.5

15.9

22.4

Diseases (%) (p < .05)

   

 Diabetes

58.5

64.5

62.1

 Cardiovascular disease

27.1

16.4

20.6

 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease

14.4

19.1

17.3

Duration of disease treatment in years (mean; sd) (p > .05)

8.9; 6.6

8.7; 6.7

8.8; 6.6

  1. sd: standard deviation.