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Table 4 Assessment of coverage of HAE attack triggers by the HAE PRO

From: Development and content validity testing of a patient-reported outcomes questionnaire for the assessment of hereditary angioedema in observational studies

Triggers assessed by HAE PRO and mentioned by patients

Additional triggers mentioned by patients (n = 43)

Emotional distress (n = 18)

Tiredness (n = 8)

Physical trauma (n = 15)

Temperature (low, high, sudden change) (n = 4)

Hormones (n = 12)

Shoes (n = 3)

Pressure on the skin (n = 11)

Dental treatment (n = 2)

Illness/ infection (n = 10)

Insect bite (n = 2)

None (n = 7)

Sunlight (n = 1)

Stress (n = 6)

Sport (n = 1)

Sitting or standing (n = 5)

Repeated movement (n = 1)

Food or drink (n = 4)

Smoke (n = 1)

Chemicals (n = 2)

 

Medication (n = 1)