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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the group as a whole (n = 409)

From: Predicting complete loss to follow-up after a health-education program: number of absences and face-to-face contact with a researcher

  

Number (%)

Sex

Male

84

(20.5)

 

Female

325

(79.5)

Age

Mean (range)

47.4

(18 - 83)

Schooling

High school or less

201

(49.1)

 

College or more

208

(50.9)

Marital status

Living together

215

(52.6)

 

Others

194

(47.4)

Diagnoses*

Allergic disease

105

(25.7)

 

Connective tissue disease

67

(16.4)

 

Diabetes

65

(15.9)

 

Vascular disease

65

(15.9)

 

Rheumatic disease

47

(11.5)

 

Fibromyalgia syndrome

32

(7.8)

 

Cardiovascular disease

24

(5.9)

 

Cancer

23

(5.6)

 

Asthma

21

(5.1)

 

Depression

17

(4.2)

 

Pulmonary disease

13

(3.2)

Number of diagnoses

1

240

(58.7)

 

2

98

(24.0)

 

3

46

(11.2)

 

≥ 4

25

(6.1)

Number of absences

0

198

(48.4)

 

1

95

(23.2)

 

2

52

(12.7)

 

3

22

(5.4)

 

4

19

(4.6)

 

5

19

(4.6)

 

6

4

(1.0)

  1. * Includes multiple diagnoses.