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Table 1 Study sample characteristics

From: Incidence, socio-economic inequalities and determinants of catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment for diabetes care in South Africa: a study at two public hospitals in Tshwane

Variable

N

Mean

Std. Dev.

Age

386

51.62

14.6567

Gender

 Male

155

39%

0.4889

 Female

240

61%

0.4889

Race

 African

300

76%

0.4256

 Non-African

93

24%

0.4256

Marital status

 Married

162

41%

0.4929

 Single

231

59%

0.4929

Children

 Yes

337

86%

0.3477

 No

55

14%

0.3477

Education

 Primary

65

17%

0.3739

 Secondary

255

66%

0.4753

 Tertiary

68

18%

0.3807

Employment status

 Unemployed

236

63%

0.4827

 Employed

137

37%

0.4827

Household size

 1–4

249

64%

0.4815

 5+

142

36%

0.4815

  1. Note: N – number of observations. Std. Dev. – Standard deviation