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Table 1 Demographic information of participants

From: Adaptation and validation of the chronic illness-related shame scale among patients with knee osteoarthritis in Singapore

 

No. of participants

%

Gender

  

Male

68

31.1

Female

151

68.9

Age group

  

45–59

68

31.1

60 and above

151

68.9

Race

  

Chinese

180

82.2

Malay

15

6.8

Indian

21

9.6

Others

3

1.4

Highest education level

  

No formal education

9

4.1

Elementary school

37

16.9

High school

97

44.3

Diploma holder

37

16.9

Degree holder

29

13.2

Others

10

4.6

Employment statusa

  

Employed

121

55.3

Unemployed

8

3.7

Homemaker

28

12.8

Retired

62

28.3

Marital status (n = 218)b

  

Married

152

69.4

Divorced

17

7.8

Single

34

15.5

Widowed

15

6.8

Side of osteoarthritis (n = 218)b

  

Left

46

21.0

Right

81

37.0

Both

91

41.6

  1. a Unemployed referred to participants who were not employed but actively seeking employment. Homemaker referred to participants who have been managing their household, were not employed outside the home, and not actively seeking employment; b Missing data resulted in n = 218 for marital status and side of osteoarthritis
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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