Table 2. Characteristics of individuals completing the 68-item Vasculitis Self-Management Scale at time 1 and time 2*.
| Full sample (n = 205) |
Time 2 sample (n = 44) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographics | ||
| Sex | ||
| Male | 46.3 | 40.9 |
| Female | 53.7 | 59.1 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 93.6 | 93.0 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 1.0 | 0 |
| Asian | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| African American | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| Age, mean ± SD years (range 18–83) | 54.7 ± 14.7 | 56.5 ± 14.8 |
| Education, mean ± SD years | 14.6 ± 2.4 | 15.1 ± 2.3 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 74.2 | 75.0 |
| Nonmarried | 25.9 | 25.0 |
| Clinical characteristics | ||
| Diagnosed condition | ||
| Wegener’s granulomatosis | 70.7 | 68.2 |
| Microscopic polyangiitis | 7.8 | 9.1 |
| Churg-Strauss syndrome | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| ANCA-glomerulonephritis | 15.1 | 18.2 |
| Goodpasture’s disease | 1.0 | 0 |
| Temporal arteritis | 0.5 | 0 |
| Time since diagnosis, mean ± SD months | 75.7 ± 70.7 | 88.5 ± 88.3 |
| Patient-perceived disease activity score, mean ± SD (range 1–10) |
2.9 ± 2.1 | 2.2 ± 1.5 |
| Ever on dialysis | 15.8 | 16.3 |
| Currently on dialysis | 3.5 | 0 |
| History of kidney transplant | 7.5 | 11.4 |
*
Values are the percentage unless otherwise indicated. ANCA = antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody.