Table 4.
Correlations between sociodemographic variables and the result of the AIS questionnaire
| Variables | Spearman correlation coefficient (rho) | Pa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | Me (Q1–Q3) | ||
| Age | rho =0.337 | 0.001 | |
| Disease duration | rho =0.177 | 0.078 | |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 7.7 (4.7) | 6.5 (4–11) | 0.716 |
| Male | 7.61 (4.76) | 8 (3.25–10) | |
| BMI | |||
| Normal weight | 6.8 (5.25) | 4.5 (3–9.5) | 0.137 |
| Overweight | 8.22 (4.04) | 9 (5–10) | |
| Obesity | 7.52 (5.37) | 6 (4–11) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 8.38 (4.92) | 8 (4.75–11) | 0.113 |
| In relationship | 6.98 (4.45) | 6.5 (3–9.25) | |
| Education | |||
| Primary | 8.64 (4.68) | 8.5 (5–11.75) | 0.071 |
| Secondary | 8.06 (4.75) | 8 (4–10.25) | |
| Higher | 6.27 (4.51) | 4 (3–8.75) | |
| Place of residence | |||
| City | 7.18 (4.05) | 7 (3.5–10) | 0.621 |
| Countryside | 8.14 (5.31) | 8 (4–11) | |
| Occupational activity | |||
| Working | 6.13 (3.88) | 5 (3–8) | <0.001 |
| Not working | 9.51 (5) | 10 (6–12) | |
| Hypertension | |||
| Stage 1 | 6.71 (4.37) | 5 (4–8) | 0.185 |
| Stage 2 | 7.3 (5.08) | 6.5 (3–10.75) | |
| Stage 3 | 8.67 (4.23) | 9 (6–10) | |
Notes:
a
Mann–Whitney U test or Kruskal–Wallis test. P, level of statistical significance.
Abbreviations: AIS, Acceptance of Illness Scale; BMI, body mass index; M, mean; Me, median; Q1, first quartile ; Q3, third quartile.