Table 1.

Sociodemographics of mothers of children with Bartter syndrome (n = 13)

Variable	Category	n	%
Age group	25–34	2	15.4
	35–44	7	53.8
	45–54	4	30.8
Nationality	Italian	10	76.9
	Non-Italian	3	23.1
Education	Middle school	2	15.4
	High school/vocational	7	53.8
	University	4	30.8
Working status	Working	8	61.5
	Not working	5	38.5
Marital status	Married	13	100
	Not married	0	0
Number of children	1	2	15.4
	2	9	69.2
	≥ 3	2	15.4
Time since diagnosisa	< 5 years	5	38.5
	5–10 years	5	38.5
	> 10 years	3	23.1

^aRefers to time elapsed since the diagnosis of the first child (in case of mothers having more than one child diagnosed with the disease)