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Table 1 Participant Characteristics

From: Development and validation of an interpretive guide for PROMIS scores

Participant Characteristics (n = 1594)

 

Mean [SD]

Participant age (years)

59.3 [13.0]

Years since diagnosis

29.0 [21.6]

PROMIS v1.0 Short Form 4a T-scores

 Fatigue

55.4 [10.4]

 Anxiety

51.7 [8.9]

 Depression

50.1 [8.8]

 Pain Interference

55.0 [9.7]

 

n (%)

Diagnosis

 Multiple sclerosis

509 (31.9)

 Muscular dystrophy

282 (17.7)

 Post-polio syndrome

389 (24.4)

 Spinal cord injury

414 (26.0)

Gender

 Female

1017 (63.8)

 Male

576 (36.1)

 Did not respond

1 (0.1)

Race/ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic White

1454 (91.2)

 Other

128 (8.0)

 Did not respond

12 (0.8)

Education

 Some high school or less

23 (1.4)

 High school grad/GED

189 (11.9)

 Some college/vocational or technical degree

476 (29.9)

 College degree

499 (31.3)

 Graduate or professional degree

405 (25.4)

 Did not respond

2 (0.1)