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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the total sample

From: Development and content validity testing of patient-reported outcome (PRO) items to assess chest congestion associated with the common cold for use in children and adolescents

Description

Current cold (n = 38)

Recent cold (n = 11)

Total sample (n = 49)

Age

Mean

Total sample

21.7

20.2

19.1

Child

8.7

8.0

8.5

Adolescent

14.1

14.7

14.3

Adult

53.5

53.5

Range

Total sample

6–74

6–74

6–74

Child

6–11

6–11

6–11

Adolescent

12–16

13–17

12–17

Adult

26–74

26–74

Gender, n (%)

Male

Total sample

21 (55.3)

5

26

Child

10

3

13

Adolescent

6

2

8

Adult

5

5

Female

Total sample

17 (44.7)

6

23

Child

9

5

14

Adolescent

3

1

4

Adult

5

5

Ethnicity, n (%)

Hispanic or Latino

Total sample

8 (21.1)

1 (9.1)

9 (18.4)

Child

4

1

5

Adolescent

2

2

Adult

2

2

Non-Hispanic/Latino

Total sample

30 (78.9)

10 (90.9)

40 (81.6)

Child

15

7

22

Adolescent

7

3

10

Adult

8

8

Race, n (%)

White

Total sample

25 (65.8)

10 (90.9)

35 (71.4)

Child

12

7

19

Adolescent

7

3

10

Adult

6

0

6

Black/African American

Total sample

5 (13.2)

0 (0.0)

5 (10.2)

Child

3

0

3

Adolescent

0

0

Adult

2

0

2

Multi-racial

Total sample

1 (2.6)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.0)

Child

1

0

1

Adolescent

0

0

0

Adult

0

0

0

Other—Hispanic*

*This was written in by the respondents, hence the overlap with ethnicity

Total sample

4 (10.5)

0 (0.0)

4 (8.16)

Child

2

0

2

Adolescent

2

0

2

Adult

0

0

0

Other—not specified

Total sample

1 (2.6)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.0)

Child

0

0

0

Adolescent

0

0

0

Adult

1

0

1

Missing data

Total sample

2 (5.3)

1 (9.1)

3 (6.12)

Child

2

1

3

Adolescent

0

0

0

Adult

0

0

0