Table 1. Characteristics of caregivers and informal caregiver burden in groups (n = 1241).
| Characteristic | Number of individuals (% of total) or median (p25/p75) | Caregiver burden score (median) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caregiver burden median (p25/p75)) | 7.3 (2.2/10.1) | ||
| Age (Median) | 46 (37/61) | 0.845* | |
| Monthly Income (Median) | $173.9 (86.9/217.9) | <0.001* | |
| Sex | 0.528 | ||
| Male | 607 (48.9) | 7.0 | |
| Female | 634 (51.1) | 7.0 | |
| Education | <0.001 | ||
| Secondary school or less | 575 (46.3) | 8.0 | |
| High school | 338 (27.3) | 8.0 | |
| College or higher | 328 (26.4) | 3.0 | |
| Occupation | <0.001 | ||
| Unemployed | 118 (9.5) | 8.0 | |
| Employed | 678 (54.6) | 7.0 | |
| Farmer | 311 (25.1) | 9.0 | |
| Retired | 134 (10.8) | 1.5 | |
| Relationship with person with T2DM | 0.370 | ||
| Spouse | 484 (39.0) | 7.0 | |
| Daughter/son | 550 (44.3) | 7.0 | |
| Daughter-in-law/son-in-law | 118 (9.5) | 8.0 | |
| Other | 89 (7.2) | 8.0 | |
| Duration of providing care to person with T2DM | 0.242 | ||
| <5 years | 581 (46.8) | 8.0 | |
| 5–10 years | 420 (33.8) | 7.0 | |
| >10 years | 191 (15.4) | 8.0 | |
| Do not remember | 49 (3.9) | ||
| Living in the same household as person with T2DM | 0.222 | ||
| Yes | 855 (68.9) | 7.0 | |
| No | 386 (31.1) | 7.0 | |
| Having a chronic disease | 0.001 | ||
| Yes | 650 (52.4) | 7.5 | |
| No | 591 (47.6) | 7.0 | |
| Engaged in care of at least one other person besides the person with T2DM | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 589 (47.5) | 8.0 | |
| No | 652 (52.5) |
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p25/p75: 25th percentile/75th percentile
*Spearman correlation
Median test was used for comparison in the groups
The minimum and maximum ZBI score range: 0–25