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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Establishing content-validity of a disease-specific health-related quality of life instrument for patients with chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Variable

Distribution

Median age (range), y

71 (59–85)

Gender

 Female

4 (40%)

Ethnicity

 White

6 (60%)

 Hispanic/Latino

2 (20%)

 Asian

1 (10%)

 Black

1 (10%)

Median number of years living with CHP (range), y

3 (0.17–20)

Education Level

 High School Degree or Equivalent

1 (10%)

 Associate Degree

1 (10%)

 Bachelor’s degree

4 (40%)

 Graduate Degree

4 (40%)

Supplemental Oxygen Use

 Yes

6 (60%)

FVC %

68 (+/−24)

DLCO %

53 (+/−21)

Antigen Identified

 Yes

5 (50%)

  1. Key--y years, CHP Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, FVC Forced Vital Capacity, DLCO Diffusing Capacity of Carbon Monoxide. FVC and DLCO both presented as mean percent of predicted (+/− standard deviation)