Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of patients in the preoperative period of colorectal surgery. Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil, 2015.
| Variables | n% | |
| CG* | IG† | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 11 (44) | 11 (44) |
| Female | 14 (56) | 14 (56) |
| Level of education | ||
| ≤ 4 years of education | 9 (36) | 15 (60) |
| 5 - 11 years of education | 14 (56) | 9 (36) |
| > 11 years of education | 2 (8) | 1 (4) |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 5 (20) | 3 (12) |
| Married | 13 (52) | 17 (68) |
| Divorced/widowed | 7 (28) | 5 (20) |
| Monthly family income (minimum wages‡) | ||
| 1 | 2 (8) | 6 (24) |
| 2 - 3 | 17 (68) | 17 (68) |
| 4 - 5 | 4 (16) | 1 (4) |
| 6 - 10 | 2 (8) | 0 |
| No income | 0 | 1 (4) |
| Religion | ||
| Catholic | 18 (72) | 15 (60) |
| Protestant/ Spiritist and others | 6 (24) | 8 (32) |
| No religion, but spiritualized | 1 (4) | 2 (8) |
* GC - Control Group; † IG - Intervention Group; ‡ Minimum wage was R$880,00 in the period of data collection.