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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients studied in 2019 (N = 259)

From: Economic burden of multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional study in Iran

Demographic characteristics

First line

Second line

Total

Frequency

%

Frequency

%

Frequency

%

Gender

Male

32

17.98

15

18.52

47

18.15

Female

146

82.02

66

81.48

212

81.85

Age

Under 25 years old

21

11.80

3

3.70

24

9.27

25–34 years old

70

39.33

37

45.68

107

41.31

35–44 years old

60

33.71

30

37.04

90

34.75

45–54 years old

26

14.61

9

11.11

35

13.51

Over 55 years old

1

0.56

2

2.47

3

1.16

Occupation

Employee

22

12.36

6

7.41

28

10.81

Self-employed

32

17.98

9

11.11

41

15.83

Student

11

6.18

8

9.88

19

7.34

Retired

2

1.12

2

2.47

4

1.54

Housewife

105

58.99

46

56.79

151

58.30

Unemployed

6

3.37

10

12.35

16

6.18

Type of basic insurance coverage

Social Security

116

65.17

39

48.15

155

59.85

Iran Health Insurance

59

33.15

36

44.44

95

36.68

Armed Forces

2

1.12

2

2.47

4

1.54

Other insurances

1

0.56

4

4.94

5

1.93

No insurance coverage

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

Having supplementary insurance

Yes

38

21.35

12

14.81

50

19.31

No

140

78.65

69

85.19

209

80.69

Education degree

Below Diploma

43

24.16

17

20.99

60

23.17

Diploma

62

34.83

30

37.04

92

35.52

Academic education

73

41.01

34

41.97

107

41.31

Place of residence

Local (of Shiraz)

72

40.45

29

35.80

101

39.00

Non-local

106

59.55

52

64.20

158

61.00