A Disproportionate Burden of Care: Gender Differences in Mental Health, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Social Support in Mexican Multiple Sclerosis Caregivers

Table 1

Caregiver participant demographics.

Variable	Men ()	Women ()	value
Age, years, mean (SD)	37.63 (15.65)	46.24 (14.46)	.016
Marital status %			NS
Single	33.3	31.5
Partnered	66.6	68.5
Relationship to patient %			.000
Spouse	55.6	14.8
Parent	11.1	63.0
Sibling	18.5	9.3
Child	3.7	7.4
Partner	11.1	0
Professional caregiver	0	1.9
Other	0	3.8
Education, years, mean (SD)	13.41; (3.78)	10.91; (4.52)	.016
Working outside the home %	92.6	44.4	.000
Weekly time caregiving, hours, mean (SD)	48.48 (41.05)	79.28 (59.74)	.018
Total time caregiving, months, mean (SD)	24.30 (23.04)	66.31 (66.68)	.002

SD: standard deviation; NS: not significant.