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. 2019 Aug 20;14:205. doi: 10.1186/s13023-019-1173-7

Table 1.

Participant Characteristics

Participated in at least 1 round % (n = 95) Participated in Round 1 (n = 88) Participated in Round 2 (either viewed or posted) (n = 74) Participated in Round 3 (n = 56)
Participant Type
 Caregiver 71 (75%) 65 (74%) 58 (78%) 43 (77%)
 Individual with DMD 24 (25%) 23 (26%) 16 (22%) 13 (23%)
Gender
 Female 59 (62%) 53 (60%) 47 (64%) 35 (63%)
 Male 36 (38%) 35 (40%) 27 (36%) 21 (37%)
Hispanic/Latino/Spanisha
 Yes 4 (4%) 2 (2%) 3 (4%) 1 (2%)
 No 90 (96%) 85 (98%) 70 (96%) 54 (98%)
Race
 White 86 (91%) 82 (93%) 67 (91%) 52 (93%)
 Black/African American 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 0 (0%)
 Asian 4 (4%) 3 (3%) 4 (5%) 4 (7%)
 Multi-race 1 (1%) 0 (0%) 1 (1%) 0 (0%)
 Other 3 (3%) 2 (2%) 1 (1%) 0 (0%)
How far do you usually travel to receive neuromuscular care?a
  < 50 miles 38 (41%) 37 (44%) 30 (41%) 25 (46%)
 50–99 miles 22 (24%) 20 (24%) 16 (22%) 12 (22%)
 100–249 miles 17 (19%) 13 (15%) 14 (19%) 8 (15%)
  ≥ 250 miles 15 (16%) 15 (18%) 13 (18%) 9 (17%)

There were no statistically significant differences between participants and non-participants in different rounds as measured by Fisher’s exact test

a Not all participants provided responses to this question