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Table 2 Respondent characteristics

From: The Cervical Dystonia Impact Profile (CDIP-58): Can a Rasch developed patient reported outcome measure satisfy traditional psychometric criteria?

Variable*

Sample

Number

391

Sex

 

   Female

72

Age

 

   Mean (SD)

58 (12)

   Range

25–88

Ethnicity

 

   White

97

Years since CD onset

 

   Mean (SD)

15 (10)

   Range

2 – 50

Employment status

 

   Retired

35

   Employed

29

   Unable to work due to CD

20

Treatment

 

   Botulinum Injections

90

   Drug therapy

53

   Alternative treatment

0

   Surgery

0

External measures (Mean; SD)

 

   SF-36** Bodily Pain

46 (26)

   SF-36 Social Functioning

55 (31)

   SF-36 Physical Functioning

57 (29)

   SF-36 Mental Health

62 (20)

   GHQ*** Anxiety

38 (19)

   GHQ Depression

14 (19)

   HADS*** Anxiety

43 (24)

   HADS Depression

33 (19)

  1. *All values are percentages unless specified otherwise; ** range 0-100, *** converted to 0-100 (original range 0-21)
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