Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the patients and their relationships with TB-related stigma
From: Tuberculosis-related stigma and its determinants in Dalian, Northeast China: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Patients | TB-related stigma | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | median | interquartile range | ||
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.014 |
 Male | 376 | 62.56 | 9.00 | 3.00–12.00 |  |
 Female | 225 | 37.44 | 10.00 | 6.00–14.00 |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.323 |
  ≤ 24 | 77 | 12.81 | 9.00 | 2.00–13.00 |  |
 25~ | 224 | 37.27 | 10.00 | 5.00–13.00 |  |
 45~ | 200 | 33.28 | 9.00 | 4.00–14.00 |  |
  ≥ 65 | 100 | 16.64 | 10.00 | 5.25–13.75 |  |
Educational status | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.078 |
 Primary or less | 75 | 12.48 | 10.00 | 5.00–15.00 |  |
 Secondary | 181 | 30.12 | 9.00 | 3.00–13.00 |  |
 High school or above | 345 | 57.40 | 10.00 | 5.00–13.00 |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.171 |
 Unmarried | 139 | 23.13 | 9.00 | 6.00–12.00 |  |
 Married | 435 | 72.38 | 10.00 | 4.00–13.00 |  |
 Divorced or widowed | 27 | 4.49 | 11.00 | 6.00–17.00 |  |
Unemployment | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Yes | 197 | 32.78 | 10.00 | 6.00–15.00 |  |
 No | 404 | 67.22 | 9.00 | 3.00–12.00 |  |
Family size | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.009 |
 1 | 38 | 6.32 | 10.00 | 7.00–15.00 |  |
 2 | 123 | 20.47 | 10.00 | 7.00–15.00 |  |
  ≥ 3 | 440 | 73.21 | 9.00 | 3.00–12.00 |  |