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Table 1 Demographic statistics of the study population

From: Comparison of different approaches applied in Analytic Hierarchy Process – an example of information needs of patients with rare diseases

Variable

Characteristics

Individual

Group

Frequency

Rate

Frequency

Rate

Sex

male

11

27.5 %

4

36.4 %

female

29

72.5 %

7

63.6 %

Age

x < 30

2

5.0 %

0

0.0 %

30 ≤ x < 50

18

45.0 %

6

54.6 %

50 ≤ x <70

16

40.0 %

4

36.4 %

x > 70

3

7.5 %

1

9.1 %

Labor status

employed

17

42.5 %

6

54.6 %

retired

11

27.5 %

2

18.2 %

disabled

10

25.0 %

2

18.2 %

student

1

2.5 %

0

0.0 %

n/a

1

2.5 %

0

0.0 %

Estimated severity of the disorder

low

6

15.0 %

2

18.2 %

medium

19

47.5 %

4

36.4 %

high

15

37.5 %

5

45.5 %

Status

patient

36

90.0 %

8

72.7 %

relative

4

10.0 %

3

27.3 %