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Table 2 Characteristics of the study group

From: A study of two generic health-related quality of life questionnaires—Nottingham Health Profile and Short-Form 36 Health Survey—and of coping in patients with sensory hyperreactivity

Characteristics

Subjects (n=83)

Sex, Female/Male (n)

70/13

Age (years)

53.1 (11.8)

Duration of symptoms (years)

13.6 (10.2)

FEV1 % predicted

99.8 (12.9)

BMI (kg/m2)

25.2 (3.8)

CSS-SHR

43.7 (7.9)

Smoking status (%)

 

Never

69.0

Previous

31.0

Trigger factors (%)

 

Chemicals and scents

100

Cold air

71.4

Exercise

70.2

  1. Data are shown as mean and standard deviation (SD) for age, duration of symptoms, FEV1, BMI, CSS-SHR, and otherwise as percentage (%).
  2. Definition of abbreviations: FEV1 = Forced expiratory volume in one second; BMI = Body mass index; CSS-SHR = the Chemical sensitivity scale for sensory hyperreactivity.
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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

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