Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of study variables.
| Variable | New users N (%) |
Experienced users N (%) |
Total N (%) |
|
| Gendera |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Male | 123 (35.2) | 154 (45.7) | 277 (40.4) |
| Female | 226 (64.8) | 183 (54.3) | 409 (59.6) | |
| Family statusa |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Never married | 63 (18) | 46 (14) | 109 (16.1) |
| Married | 178 (52.0) | 203 (60.4) | 381 (56.2) | |
| Divorced/separated | 86 (25) | 62 (19) | 148 (21.8) | |
| Widower | 15 (4) | 25 (7) | 40 (6) | |
| Agea, years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
15-19 | 4 (1) | 2 (0.6) | 6 (0.9) |
| 20-39 | 74 (23) | 28 (9) | 102 (15.8) | |
| 40-59 | 162 (49.2) | 126 (39.9) | 288 (44.7) | |
| 60+ | 89 (27.1) | 160 (50.6) | 249 (38.6) | |
| Educationa |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Elementary or high school | 202 (58.6) | 149 (44.2) | 351 (51.5) |
| Academic | 143 (41.4) | 188 (55.8) | 331 (48.5) | |
| Incomea |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lower than average | 189 (55.8) | 138 (42.5) | 327 (49.2) |
| Average | 72 (21) | 85 (26) | 157 (23.6) | |
| Above average | 78 (23) | 102 (31.4) | 180 (27.1) | |
| Chronic illness |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diabetes mellitus | 96 (27) | 164 (48.1) | 260 (37.6) |
| Pain | 167 (47.7) | 112 (32.8) | 279 (40.4) | |
| Depression | 129 (36.9) | 68 (20) | 197 (28.5) | |
| Hypertension | 137 (39.1) | 150 (44.0) | 287 (41.5) | |
| Number of illnesses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 | 152 (53.8) | 186 (58.3) | 338 (49.2) |
| 2 | 106 (32.2) | 96 (30) | 202 (34.3) | |
| 3+ | 51 (14) | 37 (12) | 88 (17) | |
a The chi-square test for independence significant at P<.05