Table 3 Characteristics of participants.
From: Estimating the impact of pill burden on health utilities in hemodialysis therapy
| Ā | Study participants, n (%)a | General population, %b |
|---|---|---|
Total N | 107 | NA |
Age in years, mean (s.d.) | 44.5 (14.32) | 47.7 (NA) |
Sex, male | 54 (50.5) | 48.6 |
Highest level education completed | ||
Graduate school | 4 (3.7) | 3.0 |
College/university (bachelorās degree) | 71 (66.4) | 24.7 |
College (associate degree) | 9 (8.4) | 8.0 |
Technical school | 7 (6.5) | 12.3 |
Senior high school | 16 (15.0) | 38.4 |
Junior high school | 0 (0.0) | 11.6 |
Employment status | ||
Employed | ||
Regular staff/employee | 50 (46.7) | 32.9 |
Part-time staff/employee | 11 (10.3) | 9.4 |
Marginal part-time worker | 6 (5.6) | 3.9 |
Temporary worker from a dispatching office | 6 (5.6) | 1.4 |
Contract staff | 9 (8.4) | 2.7 |
Commissioned worker | 3 (2.8) | 1.0 |
Company executive | 1 (0.9) | 0.9 |
Self-employed worker (with employees) | 0 (0.0) | 3.6 |
Self-employed worker (without employees) | 6 (5.6) | 0.9 |
Helping with the family business | 0 (0.0) | 0.1 |
Side job | 0 (0.0) | 0.8 |
Not working | ||
Seeking a job | 0 (0.0) | 2.9 |
Attending school | 4 (3.7) | 5.1 |
Housekeeping | 8 (7.5) | 16.4 |
Others (e.g., retired) | 3 (2.8) | 14.7 |
Marital status | ||
Unmarried | 47 (43.9) | 25.6 |
Married | 53 (49.5) | 54.4 |
Single (widowed) | 0 (0.0) | 8.2 |
Single (divorced) | 7 (6.5) | 5.0 |
No answer | 0 (0.0) | 6.8 |
Annual household income [million yen] | ||
<ā2 | 4 (3.7) | 19.7 |
ā„ā2 to <ā3 | 9 (8.4) | 14.6 |
ā„ā3 to <ā4 | 14 (13.1) | 12.6 |
ā„ā4 to <ā5 | 15 (14.0) | 10.3 |
ā„ā5 to <ā6 | 10 (9.3) | 8.4 |
ā„ā6 to <ā7 | 10 (9.3) | 7.3 |
ā„ā7 to <ā8 | 9 (8.4) | 6.2 |
ā„ā8 to <ā9 | 7 (6.5) | 4.9 |
ā„ā9 to <ā10 | 9 (8.4) | 3.6 |
ā„ā10 | 20 (18.7) | 12.4 |
