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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Qual Life Res. 2016 Jul 28;26(1):85–94. doi: 10.1007/s11136-016-1370-y

Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of sample at first study visit

Variable N Percent (%)
Sex
 Women 266 84.2
 Men 50 15.8
Race/ethnicity
 White 155 49.1
 Latino 90 28.5
 Black 61 19.3
 Asian 9   2.8
 American Indian 1   0.3
Marital status
 Married/partnered 179 56.6
 Not married/partnered 127 40.2
 Missing 10   3.2
Education
 Less than high school 46 14.6
 High school/GED 149 47.2
 Associate’s degree 25   7.9
 Bachelor’s degree 44 13.9
 Post-graduate 28   8.9
 Missing 24   7.6
Family income
 ≥$29,999 139 44.0
 $30,000–$49,999 61 19.3
 $50,000–$99,999 59 18.7
 ≥$100,000 43 13.6
 Missing 14   4.4
Disease type
 Limited cutaneous 131 41.5
 Diffuse cutaneous 185 58.5

M SD

Age (years) 48.95 13.05
Age at disease onset (years) 46.47 13.09
Disease duration (years)   2.48   1.56
Skin thickening (mRSS) 15.74 11.66
Percent predicted forced vital capacity 80.90 19.99
Emotional health 67.22 19.32
Perceived physical health 43.70 28.85
Health worry   2.21   1.62
Social support   8.22   1.62