Table 1: Sociodemographic characterization of primary caregiver and pediatric patients with DS.           

 

Variable

N

Extreme values or percentages

Primary caregiver

Age in years (md)

 

37

 

18-72

Sex

Female

Male

 

93

17

 

84.5

15.5

Marital status

Single

Married

Cohabiting

Divorced

Widower

 

12

61

22

11

4

 

10.9

55.5

20

10

3.6

Relationship

Mother

Father

Grandmother/Grandfather

Others

 

80

17

11

2

 

72.7

15.5

10

1.8

Pediatric patients with DS

 

 

Age

9 years

3-17 years

Sex

Female

Male

 

60

50

 

54.5

45.5

Disabilities type

Sensory and communication

Motor

Mental

Multiple

 

25

25

25

35

 

22.7

22.7

22.7

31.8

Degree of disability

Mild

Moderate

Severe

 

35

36

39

 

31.8

32.7

35.5

Time disability

Less than one year

More or equal than one year

 

15

95

 

13.6

86.4