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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 Jul 2;58(4):614–622.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.06.023

Table 1:

Demographic Characteristics

Characteristic Control Group (n=32) Intervention Group (n=31)
Median Age (IQR) 57.95 (51.42, 63.63) 58.28 (44.21, 64.54)
Sex
 Male 18 (56%) 14 (45%)
 Female 14 (44%) 17 (55%)
Race and Ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White 31 (97%) 26 (84%)
 African-American 1 (3%) 5 (16%)
Highest Level of Education
 Less than high school 5 (16%) 4 (13%)
 High school 7 (22%) 12 (39%)
 Some College 12 (37%) 6 (19%)
 Completed College 5 (16%) 6 (19%)
 Did not answer 3 (9%) 3 (10%)
Marital Status
 Married 15 (47%) 15 (48%)
 Never Married 3 (9%) 8 (26%)
 Widowed 2 (6%) 1 (3%)
Divorced/Separated 9 (28%) 5 (16%)
 Did not answer 3 (9%) 2 (6%)
Etiology of ESLD
 Alcohol 10 (31%) 6 (19%)
 NASH 8 (25%) 14 (45%)
 Hepatitis B 2 (6%) 2 (6%)
 Hepatitis C 8 (25%) 2 (6%)
 Other 4 (12%) 7 (23%)
Median MELD Score at Enrollment (IQR) 24 (18, 28) 24 (20, 26)

Legend: ESLD=end stage liver disease; NASH=non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; MELD=model of end-stage liver disease; IQR=interquartile range