Table 1 Demographic characteristics of Psoriasis patients (n = 575)
From: Health literacy and medication adherence in psoriasis patients: a survey in Iran
Variable | Frequency | (Percent %) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
 range | 37.45* | 10.399** |
18–67 | ||
  ≤ 20 | 18 | (3.1) |
 21–30 | 136 | (23.6) |
 31–40 | 239 | (41.6) |
 41–50 | 118 | (20.6) |
 51–60 | 48 | (8.3) |
 60 <  | 16 | (2.8) |
Gender | ||
 Female | 302 | (52.5) |
 Male | 273 | (47.5) |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 163 | (28.4) |
 Married | 393 | (68.3) |
 Widowed/Divorced | 19 | (3.3) |
Educational level | ||
 Lower than high school graduate | 44 | (7.6) |
 High school graduate | 153 | (26.7) |
 Higher than high school graduate | 378 | (65.7) |
Employment status | ||
 Employed | 294 | (51.1) |
 Student | 40 | (6.9) |
 Housewife | 153 | (26.7) |
 Jobless | 88 | (15.4) |
Income (monthly)Â In dollars | ||
  < 500 | 260 | (45.2) |
 500–1000 | 167 | (29.1) |
 1000–1500 | 81 | (14.2) |
 1500 <  | 67 | (11.6) |
Insurance coverage | ||
 Insured | 420 | (73.0) |
 Non-insured | 155 | (27.0) |
Smoking | ||
 Smoker | 106 | (18.4) |
 Non-smoker | 469 | (81.6) |
Comorbidity | ||
 Yes | 190 | (33.1) |
 No | 385 | (66.9) |
Years with Psoriasis | ||
  < 2 | 39 | (6.9) |
 2–5 | 79 | (13.7) |
 5–10 | 87 | (15.1) |
 10 <  | 370 | (64.3) |
Psoriasis severity | ||
 Mild | 105 | (18.2) |
 Moderate | 295 | (51.3) |
 Severe | 175 | (30.5) |
Treatment type | ||
 Topical | 314 | (54.6) |
 Injection | 137 | (23.9) |
 Oral | 117 | (20.3) |
 Phototherapy | 7 | (1.2) |
Number of current medications | ||
 1–3 | 482 | (83.9) |
 3 <  | 93 | (16.1) |
Treatment cost (monthly)Â In dollars | ||
  < 25 | 201 | (35.0) |
 25–50 | 105 | (18.2) |
 50–75 | 78 | (13.5) |
 75 <  | 191 | (33.3) |
Experience of adverse effects by medication | ||
 Yes | 320 | (55.6) |
 No | 255 | (44.4) |
Overall satisfaction with treatment | ||
 Low | 283 | (49.2) |
 Medium | 221 | (38.5) |
 High | 71 | (12.3) |