Table 1.
Demographic data and clinical features of the 233 patients, according to Sex, Education Level, Affected Gene, and Index/Non-Index status
| DEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL DATA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SEX |
|
|
|
|
| |
Total |
Males |
Females |
|
|
Nr (%) |
233 |
119 (49%) |
114 (51%) |
|
|
Age at Interview, Mean ± SD (years) |
51.1 ± 16.9 |
52.4 ± 17.2 |
49.7 ± 16.6 |
p = ns |
|
[Range] |
[10;84] |
[11;81] |
[10;84] |
|
|
EDUCATION LEVEL |
|
|
|
|
| |
Low |
Interm |
High |
|
|
Nr (%) |
53 (23%) |
69 (30%) |
111 (47%) |
|
|
Age at Interview, Mean ± SD (years) |
62.5 ± 16.9 |
49.9 ± 16.2 |
46.4 ± 14.9 |
P < 0.0001 |
|
[Range] |
[10;84] |
[15;78] |
[16;75] |
|
|
AFFECTED GENE |
|
|
|
|
| |
HHT1 |
HHT2 |
HHT? |
|
|
Nr (%) |
81 (35%) |
132 (56%) |
20 (9%) |
|
|
Age at Interview, Mean ± SD (years) |
46.6 ± 16.9 |
52.4 ± 16.8 |
60.1 ± 13.3 |
P < 0.003 |
|
[Range] |
[11;79] |
[10;84] |
[36;80] |
|
|
INDEX/NON-INDEX STATUS |
|
|
|
|
| |
Index |
Non-Index |
|
|
|
Nr (%) |
112 (48.1%) |
121 (51.9%) |
|
|
|
Age at Interview, Mean ± SD (years) |
57.4 ± 14.1 |
45.2 ± 17.3] |
|
P < 0.0001 |
|
[Range] |
[15;81] |
[10;84] |
|
|
|
CLINICAL DATA |
Nr (%) |
|
|
|
|
Epistaxis |
231 (99.1%) |
|
|
|
|
Mucocutaneous Telangiectases |
233 (100%) |
|
|
|
|
PAVM |
117 (50.2%) |
|
|
|
|
CAVMs |
19 (8.1%) |
|
|
|
|
HAVMs |
182 (78.1%) |
|
|
|
| GI bleeding | 62 (26.6%) | |||