Table 1.

Summary of the characteristics of the population included in this study.

Variables	Category	Frequency	%
Gender	Female	372	78.2
	Male	104	21.8
Age		40.3 ± 17.9 years
Marital status	Single	250	52.5
	Married	175	36.8
	Divorced	36	7.6
	Widowed	15	3.2
Education	High School	129	27.1
	Bachelor	157	33.0
	Master or PhD	190	39.9
Type of chronic disease	Cardiovascular	100	21.0
	Pulmonary	96	20.2
	Endocrine	83	6.9
	Gastrointestinal	27	5.7
	Joint, Muscle and Bone	24	5.0
	Skin	9	1.9
	Cancer	11	0.9
	Kidney	3	0.6
	Genetic	3	0.6
	Pain	2	0.4
	Infectious	2	0.4
	Eye	0	0.0
	Neurodegenerative	0	0.0
	Psychological	0	0.0
	Other	3	0.6
Number of chronic diseases	≥2	153	32.1
	<2	323	67.9
Number of different medications taken per day	≥5	50	10.5
	<5	426	89.5