Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of individuals with HAM/TSP of the CTHTLV of the Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Variables | N = 38 | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age, years (M ± SD) | 54.20 ± 10.28 | |
Sex | Female | 22 (57.89) |
Male | 16 (42.11) | |
Skin color | Black | 18 (47.37) |
Mixed race | 17 (44.73) | |
White | 3 (7.9) | |
Yellow | 0 (0) | |
Socioeconomic class | A | 1 (2.63) |
B | 3 (7.89) | |
C | 21 (55.26) | |
D | 12 (31.59) | |
E | 1 (2.63) | |
Marital status | Single | 10 (26.32) |
Married | 16 (42.10) | |
Separated | 3 (7.89) | |
Widowed | 9 (23.68) | |
Education Level | Illiterate | 1 (2.63) |
Elementary School Incomplete | 10 (26.32) | |
Elementary School complete | 14 (36.84) | |
Secondary Education | 7 (18.42) | |
Higher Education | 6 (15.79) | |
Walking or gait devices | Does not use | 15 (39.47) |
Uses | 23 (60.53) | |
Physiotherapy | Yes | 18 (47.36) |
No | 20 (52.64) | |
Disease duration, years (M ± SD) | 11.45 ± 8.31 | |
BMI, kg/m2 (M ± SD) | 24.67 ± 3.21 |