Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Characteristic of Study Sample
From: Evaluating preference weights for the Asthma Symptom Utility Index (ASUI) across countries
Characteristic | Italy N = 30 | France N = 30 | UK N = 30 | US N = 161 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (%) | ||||
Female | 50 | 33 | 50 | 59 |
Male | 50 | 67 | 50 | 41 |
Age in years | ||||
Mean (SD) | 48 (12.5) | 46 (16.3) | 41 (15.1) | 34.7 (10.7) |
Marital status (%)1 | ||||
Living alone | 10 | 20 | 23 | |
Living with someone | 67 | 70 | 57 | |
Other | 23 | 10 | 20 | |
Employment status (%) | ||||
Full time paid employment | 45 | 63 | 47 | 70 |
Part time paid employment | 10 | 10 | 23 | 7 |
Unemployed | 3 | 13 | 3 | 6 |
Retired | 21 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
Other | 21 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Educational attainment (%) | ||||
Elementary school | 17 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
High school graduate | 40 | 20 | 45 | 46 |
College graduate | 27 | 20 | 52 | 25 |
Graduate degree | 13 | 23 | 3 | 21 |
Other (e.g., technical school) | 3 | 27 | 0 | |
Co-morbidities (%)1 | ||||
Arthritis | 7 | 3 | 17 | |
Low back pain | 27 | 30 | 13 | |
Cancer | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
Diabetes | 7 | 7 | 3 | |
Heart Disease | 10 | 3 | 10 | |
Other | 33 | 23 | 13 | |
Physician-rated disease severity (%) | ||||
Mild Intermittent | 20 | 7 | 13 | 26 |
Mild Persistent | 13 | 30 | 23 | 32 |
Moderate | 33 | 30 | 30 | 27 |
Severe | 33 | 33 | 33 | 15 |