TABLE 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics (n=43)
| Age, years (mean [range]) | 53 (18 to 67) |
| Male sex | 65 |
| Respiratory diagnosis | |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 44.2 |
| Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis | 30.2 |
| Primary pulmonary hypertension | 7.0 |
| Cystic fibrosis | 16.3 |
| Other | 2.3 |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 72 |
| Single | 14 |
| Divorced | 7 |
| Common law | 7 |
| Education level | |
| No schooling | 2 |
| Elementary | 7 |
| Junior high school | 14 |
| High school | 40 |
| College certificate | 21 |
| University degree | |
| Undergraduate | 12 |
| Graduate | 4 |
| Employment status | |
| Disabled | 42 |
| Retired | 23 |
| Unemployed | 12 |
| Part-time | 16 |
| Full-time | 7 |
Data presented as %, unless otherwise indicated