Table 1 Background characteristics of AD patients and their caregivers.
Characteristics | Total (n = 559) | Gender | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (n = 282) | Female (n = 277) | |||
Child’s age (years) (Mean ± SD) | 6.61 ± 4.55 | 6.91 ± 4.72 | 6.30 ± 4.36 | 0.11 |
Ethnicity, n (%) | 0.42 | |||
Chinese | 404 (72.3) | 195 (69.2) | 209 (75.5) | |
Indian | 89 (15.9) | 50 (17.7) | 39 (14.1) | |
Malay | 33 (5.9) | 19 (6.7) | 14 (19.1) | |
Others | 33 (5.9) | 18 (6.4) | 15 (5.4) | |
Duration of disease (years) (Mean ± SD) | 3.51 ± 3.62 | 3.75 ± 3.82 | 3.27 ± 3.40 | 0.12 |
Disease severity*, n (%) | 0.45 | |||
Mild | 316 (56.5) | 161(57.1) | 155 (56.0) | |
Moderate | 133 (23.8) | 61 (21.6) | 72 (26.0) | |
Severe | 64 (11.5) | 35 (12.4) | 29 (10.8) | |
Caregiver’s highest achieved educational attainment, n (%) | 0.55 | |||
Primary and secondary | 103 (18.4) | 57 (20.2) | 46 (16.6) | |
Polytechnic and professional | 181 (32.4) | 89 (31.6) | 92 (33.2) | |
University and above | 275 (49.2) | 136 (48.2) | 139 (50.2) | |
Caregiver’s employment status, n (%) | 0.72 | |||
Employed | 452(80.9) | 231 (81.9) | 221 (79.8) | |
Unemployed/retired | 107(19.1) | 51 (18.1) | 56 (20.2) | |
Type of housing*, n (%) | 0.29 | |||
Public housing 1–3 rooms | 68 (12.2) | 36 (12.8) | 32 (11.6) | |
Public housing 4–5 rooms | 361 (64.8) | 189 (67.0) | 172 (62.1) | |
Private housing (condo, landed property) | 128 (23.0) | 57 (20.2) | 71 (25.6) | |
Number of children in the family, n (%) | 0.05 | |||
1 | 175 (31.3) | 97 (34.4) | 78 (28.2) | |
2 | 231 (41.3) | 120 (42.6) | 111 (40.1) | |
> = 3 | 153 (27.4) | 65 (23.1) | 88 (31.8) | |
Smoking in family, n (%) | 0.90 | |||
Yes | 94 (16.8) | 48 (17.0) | 46 (16.6) | |
No | 465 (83.2) | 234 (83.0) | 231 (83.4) | |
