Table 1. Descriptive measures of the sample.

Demographic variable		Descriptive statistics (N = 518)
Age		M = 42.5, SD = 13.9 (range 18–77)
Sex
	Male	30.6% (N = 147)
	Female	69.4% (N = 334)
Educational level
	12–13 years of school	55.9% (N = 279)
	10 years of school	25.5% (N = 127)
	≤9 years of school	15.0% (N = 75)
	Other	3.6% (N = 18)
Religion
	Catholic	22.9% (N = 115)
	Protestant	40.4% (N = 203)
	No confession	32.0% (N = 161)
	Other	4.8% (N = 24)
Professional role in the healthcare system
	Physician	7.3% (N = 35)
	Nurse	4.4% (N = 21)
	Medical student	2.5% (N = 12)
	Other	21.0% (N = 101)
	None	64.8% (N = 311)
Level of being affected by somatic genetic disorder
	Themselves	13.8% (N = 71)
	Family members	23.0% (N = 119)
	Themselves and family members	11.1% (N = 57)
	Not affected	52.0% (N = 268)
Affected by psychiatric disorder		13.9% (N = 72)