Table 1: Personal characteristics of patients with cirrhosis (N=76).
Note: Range of age = 34–63 years-old.
| Variable | M±SD | n (%) | Variable | n (%) |
| Age | 48.72± 8.16 | 76(100) | Employment | |
| Gender | | | No | 42 (55.3) |
| Male | | 64 (84.2) | Yes | 34 (44.7) |
| Female | | 12(15.8) | Alcohol intake frequency | |
| Education level | 11.12± 2.90 | | Do not drink | 16 (21.1) |
| < Junior high school | | 32(42.1) | Drink | 60 (78.9) |
| ≥Junior high school | | 44 (57.9) | Quit drinking | 12 (15.8) |
| Marital status | | | Seldom | 24 (31.6) |
| Single | | 43 (56.6) | Frequently | 16 (21.1) |
| Unmarried | | 27 (35.5) | Every day | 8 (10.5) |
| Divorced | | 13 (17.1) | Disease severity | |
| Widowed | | 3 ( 4.0 ) | Child A | 35 (46.0) |
| Married | | 33 (43.4) | Child B | 29 (38.2) |
| Religion | | | Child C | 12 (15.8) |
| None | | 21 (27.6) | Fatigue | |
| Yes | | 55 (72.4) | No | 8 (10.5) |
| Buddhism | | 11 (14.5) | Yes | 68 (89.5) |
| Christianity | | 10 (13.2) | | |
| Taoism | | 34 (44.7) | | |