Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the patients
Variable | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Male | 50 | 49.5 |
 Female | 51 | 50.5 |
Age (y) | Â | Â |
  < 20 | 1 | 1.0 |
 21–30 | 5 | 5.0 |
 31–40 | 12 | 11.9 |
 41–50 | 27 | 26.7 |
 51–60 | 28 | 27.7 |
  > 60 | 28 | 27.7 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 18 | 17.8 |
 Married | 52 | 51.5 |
 Widowed | 15 | 14.9 |
 Divorced | 9 | 8.9 |
 Common law | 7 | 6.9 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Afro-Trinidadian | 30 | 29.7 |
 Indo-Trinidadian | 63 | 62.4 |
 Other (including mixed) | 8 | 7.9 |
Highest level of education | ||
 Up to primary | 41 | 40.6 |
 Secondary | 49 | 48.5 |
 Tertiary | 11 | 10.9 |
Employment status | ||
 Employed | 16 | 15.8 |
 Unemployed | 85 | 84.2 |
Religion | ||
 Hindu | 30 | 29.7 |
 Islam | 8 | 7.9 |
 Christian | 44 | 43.6 |
 Other | 17 | 16.8 |
 None | 2 | 2.0 |