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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the sample

From: Validation of the Persian version of Skindex-16 among older patients with skin diseases

Age (years), mean (SD)

64.51 (5.04)

Gender, n (%)

 Female

148 (56.9)

 Male

112 (43.1)

Marital Status, n (%)

 Single

43 (16.5)

 Married

217(83.5)

Educational level, n (%)

 Illiterate

64 (24.6)

 Elementary

72 (27.7)

 Secondary

29 (11.2)

 Diploma and higher

95 (36.5)

Job, n (%)

 Housewife

109 (41.9)

 Retired

76 (29.2)

 Employed

62 (23.8)

 Unemployed

13 (5.0)

Living arrangement, n (%)

 With spouse

61 (23.5)

 With children

21 (8.1)

 With spouse and children

153 (58.8)

 Other

2 (0.8)

 Alone

23 (8.8)

Psychological Problems, n (%)

 No

173 (66.5)

 Yes

87 (33.5)

Physical Problem, n (%)

 No

48 (18.5)

 Yes

212 (81.5)

Type_of_SkinDisease, n (%)

 Pemphigus

97 (37.3)

 Psoriasis

108 (41.5)

 Eczema

47 (18.1)

 Fungal infection

6 (2.3)

 Itching

1 (0.4)

 Lupus

1 (0.4)

History Skin Family Disease, n (%)

 No

210 (80.8)

 Yes

50 (19.2)

Duration Skin Disease, (years), mean (SD)

11.21 (9.68)

Duration under treatment, (years), mean (SD)

11.04 (9.88)