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. 2012 Mar 22;12:2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2326-12-2

Table 1.

Patient clinical and demographic information

All patients
n Percentage

Total 589 100%

Demographics

Age (Mean (SD)) 47.74 (14.71)

 18-24 32 5.4%

 25-34 96 16.3%

 35-44 122 20.7%

 45-54 134 22.8%

 55-64 133 22.6%

 65-74 51 8.7%

 75+ 21 3.6%

Race/Ethnicity (multiple response)

 White, not of Hispanic origin 521 88.5%

 Hispanic 27 4.6%

 Black, not of Hispanic origin 23 3.9%

 Asian or Pacific Islander 12 2.0%

 American Indian/Alaskan Native 8 1.4%

Employment

 Employed--Full time 284 48.2%

 Employed--Part time 77 13.1%

 Self-Employed 38 6.5%

 Unemployed 190 32.3%

Patient symptoms and clinical characteristics

Wet Bleeds (Nose or mouth bleeds (in past year))

 Not at all 317 53.8%

 Once or twice 193 32.8%

 Once a month or up to 12 times 54 9.2%

 More than once a month 25 4.2%

Dry Bleeds (bruising, hematomas, or petechiae (in past year))

 Not at all 122 20.7%

 Once or twice 149 25.3%

 Once a month or up to 12 times 132 22.4%

 More than once a month 186 31.6%

Among the patients, 92% (n = 542) had current or past use of CS, 56% (n = 322) IVIg, 36% (n = 209) anti-D, 36% (n = 213) RT, and 39% (n = 227) SPL. Patients reported current or past experience with a mean 2.58 (SD = 1.17) treatment types among the five alternatives. A mean of 3.12 (SD = 1.83) treatments was reported across all treatments listed, including Danazol (17%), cyclophosphamide (8%), vinca alkaloids (7%), azathioprine (6%), and cyclosporine (4%).