The Correlation between Using Social Networks and the General Health of Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Table 1

Comparison of general health and its dimensions among subgroups of demographic characteristics of the MS patient.

Variable	Sub group	Number (%)	General health	Depression	Anxiety and insomnia	Somatization	Social dysfunction
Sex	Male	15 (18.8)
	Female	65 (81.2)
value			0.86	0.50	0.84	0.96	0.17
Marital status	Single	17 (21.3)
	Married	63 (78.8)
value			0.61	0.28	0.61	0.84	0.83
Age	<30	21 (26.3)
	30-50	51 (63.8)
	>50	8 (10.0)
value			0.96	0.39	0.70	0.999	0.53
Duration of disease	<1 year	15 (18.8)
	2-10 years	35 (43.8)
	>10 years	30 (37.5)
value			0.43	0.24	0.44	0.57	0.48
Education	Undergraduate	30 (37.5)
	Diploma	26 (32.5)
	MS or Ph. D	24 (30.0)
value			0.01	0.03	0.07	0.19	0.03