Table 1.
Demographic characteristics (N=52)
| Characteristics | Statistics |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Age (years), mean (SD), n | |
| Mean (SD), n | 51.3 (12.6), 52 |
| Median, min-max | 51.5, 24–78 |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 8 (15.4) |
| Female | 44 (84.6) |
| Educational level, n (%) | |
| High school graduate or equivalent | 7 (13.5) |
| Some college but no degree | 13 (25.0) |
| College degree (eg, BA, BS) | 16 (30.8) |
| Some graduate school but no degree | 3 (5.8) |
| Graduate degree (eg, MS, MD, PhD) | 13 (25.0) |
| Employment status, n (%) | |
| Full-time | 17 (32.7) |
| Part-time | 9 (17.3) |
| Full-time homemaker | 5 (9.6) |
| Unemployed | 6 (11.5) |
| Disabled | 9 (17.3) |
| Retired | 6 (11.5) |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) (check all that apply) | |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 1 (1.9) |
| African American | 1 (1.9) |
| White | 50 (96.2) |
| Hispanic | 1 (1.9) |
| HPT-related clinical information | |
| PGIS: How would you rate your hypoparathyroidism? n (%) | |
| Very mild | 1 (1.9) |
| Mild | 9 (17.3) |
| Moderate | 18 (34.6) |
| Severe | 17 (32.7) |
| Very severe | 7 (13.5) |
| Was your hypoparathyroidism caused by surgery? n (%) | |
| Yes | 45 (86.5) |
| No | 6 (11.5) |
| Unknown | 1 (1.9) |
| Years diagnosed with hypoparathyroidism, mean (SD) | 10.5 (11.1), 52 |
| Median, min-max | 6.0, 1–51 |
| Over the past year have you gone to urgent care or the emergency room due to your hypoparathyroidism? n (%) | |
| Yes | 18 (34.6) |
| Number of times: mean (SD), median, min-max | 2.6 (1.4), 2.0, 1–6 |
| No | 34 (65.4) |
| Over the past year have you been admitted to the hospital due to your hypoparathyroidism? n (%) | |
| Yes | 9 (17.3) |
| Number of times: mean (SD), median, min-max | 2.8 (2.4), 2.0, 1–8 |
| No | 43 (82.7) |
| Have you had kidney stones in the past 5 years? n (%) | |
| Yes | 10 (19.2) |
| No | 42 (80.8) |
Note: Percent calculated from non-missing responses.
Abbreviations: BA, Bachelor of Arts; BS, Bachelor of Science; HPT, hypoparathyroidism; MD, Doctor of Medicine; MS, Master of Science; PGIS, patients’ global impression of symptom severity; PhD, Doctor of Philosophy.