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. 2014 Sep 2;132(6):321–331. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180-2014-1326687

Table 1. Simple and relative frequencies of the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the patients who underwent videolaparoscopic tubal ligation (n = 130).

Variables Values
Age at tubal ligation 33 (29-37)*
Parity (number of living children) 3.0 (2.0-4.0)*
Marital status
Married 47.7% (n = 62)
Stable union 34.6% (n = 45)
Separated, widowed or single 17.7% (n = 23)
Schooling
Elementary school 63.1% (n = 82)
High school 26.2% (n = 34)
University 10.0% (n = 13)
Illiterate 0.8% (n = 1)
Family income
≤ 1 minimum wage 32.3% (n = 42)
2-3 minimum wages 30.8% (n = 40)
4-5 minimum wages 27.0% (n = 35)
> 5 minimum wages 10.0% (n = 13)
Smoking 22.3% (n = 29)
Hypertension 19.2% (n = 25)
Diabetes 2.3% (n = 3)
Cardiopathy 6.2% (n = 8)
Deep venous thrombosis 4.6% (n = 6)
Systemic lupus 3.1% (n = 4)
*

Value expressed as medians (25th to 75th percentiles).