|  | 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) |