Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Characteristic	Indicators
Age	Years
Sex	Male, female
Education	Level of education
Economic status	Level of income
	Level of occupation
	Type of insurance
Health status	Functional status
	Duration of disease
	Severity of disease
	Number of illnesses
Utilization of health care	Number of visits
	Visit interval
	Regular source of care
Family situation	Marital status
	Number of children
	Family support
Ethnicity	Race
	Speaks official language
	Acculturation
Religion	Religious
	Type of religion