Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics
Characteristic | N = 73 |
|---|---|
Mean Age | 45 years (range, 18–82 years) |
Gender | |
Female | 56 (77%) |
Male | 17 (23%) |
Ethnicity/Race | |
White or Caucasian | 61 (84%) |
Asian | 5 (7%) |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 (6%) |
Black or African American | 2 (3%) |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 (1%) |
Marital Status | |
Single, never married | 13 (18%) |
Married | 47 (64 %) |
Living with domestic partner/significant other | 0 (0%) |
Separated | 1 (1%) |
Divorced | 10 (14%) |
Widowed | 2 (3%) |
Education | |
Less than high school | 1 (1%) |
High school graduate | 13 (18%) |
Associate/Technical Degree | 13 (18%) |
Some college | 10 (14%) |
Bachelor's degree | 18 (25%) |
Postgraduate or professional degree | 17 (23%) |
Medical Insurance | |
Private insurance | 16 (22%) |
HMO or PPO | 38 (52%) |
Medicaid or Medicare | 11 (15%) |
Other | 4 (6%) |
No insurance | 2 (3%) |
Splenectomy (i.e., spleen removed) | 42 (58%) |
Currently taking medication for ITP | 38 (52%) |
Ever been transfused with blood or platelets for treatment of ITP | 37 (52%) |
Years since initial Diagnosis of ITP | |
< 1 year | 13 (18%) |
1–2 years | 10 (14%) |
3–4 years | 9 (12%) |
5–10 years | 15 (21%) |
> 10 years | 26 (36%) |