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. 2012 Feb 14;7(2):e31209. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031209

Table 1. Demographic data of the participants.

N %
Gender
Male 384 42.0
Female 531 58.0
Age group (years)
40–49 214 23.4
50–59 337 36.8
60–69 354 38.7
70–79 10 1.1
Relationship with the deceased
Spouse 58 6.3
Parents 439 48.0
Parents-in-Law 232 25.4
Child 4 0.4
Sibling 87 9.5
Other 95 10.4
Time from bereavement
6–12 months 106 11.6
1–2 years 136 14.9
2–3 years 131 14.3
3–4 years 112 12.2
4–5 years 84 9.2
5–6 years 79 8.6
6–7 years 94 10.3
7–8 years 57 6.2
8–9 years 47 5.1
9–10 years 69 7.5
Cause of death
Cancer 335 36.6
Stroke 92 10.1
Cardiac disease 105 11.5
Other 381 41.6
Missing data 2 0.2