Table 1: Sociodemographic characteristics of parents.
|
Mothers (N=644) |
Fathers (N=536) |
Group [N, (%)] |
|
|
ASD |
351 (54.5) |
288 (53.7) |
DS |
140 (21.7) |
115 (21.5) |
T1DM |
153 (23.8) |
133 (24.8) |
Geographical Area [N, (%)] |
|
|
Northern Italy |
135 (21.0) |
121 (22.6) |
Central Italy |
234 (36.3) |
156 (29.1) |
Southern Italy |
275 (42.7) |
259 (48.3) |
Patients’ Age Range [N, (%)] |
|
|
5-8 |
221 (34.3) |
183 (34.1) |
9-12 |
219 (34.0) |
179 (33.4) |
13-17 |
204 (31.7) |
174 (32.5) |
Age (mean ± SD) |
42.5 ± 6.0 |
45.8 ± 6.8 |
Education [N, (%)] |
|
|
Primary school |
19 (3.0) |
19 (3.5) |
Junior high school |
135 (21.0) |
137 (25.6) |
Senior high school |
357 (55.4) |
286 (53.4) |
University degree |
130 (20.2) |
93 (17.4) |
Marital Status [N, (%)] |
|
|
Unmarried |
34 (5.3) |
25 (4.7) |
Married |
569 (88.4) |
484 (90.3) |
Separated or divorced |
40 (6.2) |
23 (4.3) |
Widowed |
1 (0.2) |
2 (0.4) |
Living Condition [N, (%)] |
|
|
Lives alone |
32 (5.0) |
27 (5.0) |
Lives with other people |
608 (94.4) |
506 (94.4) |
Working Status [N, (%)] |
|
|
Employed in paid work |
381 (59.2) |
492 (91.8) |
Housewife |
217 (33.7) |
3 (0.6) |
Pension |
5 (0.8) |
11 (2.1) |
Unemployed |
21 (3.3) |
20 (3.7) |
Other |
20 (3.1) |
9 (1.7) |
ASD = Autism Spectrum Disorder; DS = Down’s syndrome; T1DM = Type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Numbers may not sum to total due to missing data. Percentages are calculated as percentage of both available and missing data.