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. 2017 Sep 9;15:70. doi: 10.1186/s12969-017-0197-6

Table 2.

Baseline Characteristics of Cohort

Overall (N = 89) Transitioned (N = 39) Non-transitioned (N = 44) P-value
Age, mean (SD), year 18.3 (1.6) 18.8 (1.6) 18.0 (1.5) 0.03
Gender, No., % 0.54
 Female 59 (66%) 14 (36%) 13 (30%)
 Male 30 (34%) 25 (64%) 31 (70%)
Ethnicity, No., % 0.59
 White 72 (81%) 31 (79%) 37 (84%)
 Non-white 17 (19%) 8 (21%) 7 (16%)
Household income, No., % 0.43
 < $25,000 11 (13%) 4 (10%) 7 (16%)
 $25,000–$45,999 16 (18%) 5 (13%) 9 (21%)
 $50,000–$74,999 13 (15%) 5 (13%) 8 (19%)
 $75,000–$99,999 6 (7%) 2 (5%) 4 (9%)
 $100,000–$150,000 8 (9%) 4 (10%) 4 (9%)
  > $150,000 7 (8%) 4 (10%) 1 (2%)
 Unknown 27 (31%) 15 (38%) 10 (23%)
Type of insurance, No., % 0.44
 Public 22 (26%) 8 (22%) 12 (29%)
 Private 62 (74%) 29 (78%) 29 (71%)
Specialty, No., % 0.16
 Rheumatology 50 (56%) 19 (49%) 28 (64%)
 Endocrinology 19 (21%) 8 (21%) 10 (23%)
 Gastroenterology 20 (23%) 12 (31%) 6 (14%)
TRAQ domain 1 score, mean (SD) 3.1 (1.0) 3.2 (1.0) 3.0 (0.8) 0.37
TRAQ domain 2 score, mean (SD) 3.7 (0.7) 3.9 (0.5) 3.7 (0.9) 0.21
Duration of disease, mean (SD), year 4.8 (3.9) 5.2 (3.9) 4.5 (4.0) 0.27
Have discussed transition with provider, No., % 35 (41%) 21 (54%) 13 (33%) 0.06
Have seen provider independently, No., % 0.22
 Always/Often/Sometimes 44 (51%) 23 (59%) 19 (45%)
 Never/Rarely 43 (49%) 16 (41%) 23 (55%)

Abbreviations: TRAQ Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire