Behavioural Neurology / 2015 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
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 ( ) valueAge, 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.