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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2019 Nov 20;26(3):562–567. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.11.020

Table 2.

Cohort characteristics (N=68)

N=68 N=40 used for test-retest
Age, median (IQR) (years) 57.5 (42.5–63.5) 58.5 (40.5–63)

Male sex, n (%) 41 (60.3%) 26 (65.0%)

Race
 White 58 (85.3%) 37 (92.5%)
 Asian 3 (4.4%) 1 (2.5%)
 Black 3 (4.4%) 1 (2.5%)
 Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander 1 (1.5%) 0 (0%)
 Other 3 (4.4%)1 1 (2.5%)2

Hispanic 0 (0%) 0 (0%)

Marital status
 Married/living with partner 43 (64.2%) 27 (67.5%)
 Single, never married 14 (20.9%) 7 (17.5%)
 Divorced, separated 8 (11.9%) 6 (15.0%)
 Widowed 1 (1.5%) 0 (0%)
 Married/not living with partner 1 (1.5%) 0 (0%)
 Missing [N=1]

Education
 Less than college 8 (11.9%) 5 (13%)
 Some college 16 (23.9%) 9 (22.5%)
 College graduate 24 (35.8%) 14 (35.0%)
 Post graduate degree 19 (28.4%) 12 (30.0%)
 Missing [N=1]

Work/School status
 Working or school full time 22 (32.8%) 15 (37.5%)
 Working part time 6 (9.0%) 3 (7.5%)
 Retired 16 (23.9%) 10 (25.0%)
 Disabled, unable to work 12 (17.9%) 8 (20.0%)
 Homemaker 7 (10.4%) 3 (7.5%)
 On medical leave 2 (3.0%) 0 (0%)
 Unemployed, looking foi work 2 (3.0%) 1 (2.5%)
 Missing [N=1] [N=0]

NIH severity at enrollment (patient self-report)
 Mild 36 (53.7%) 21 (52.5%)
 Moderate 29 (43.3%) 17 (42.5%)
 Severe 2 (3.0%) 2 (5.0%)
 Missing [N=1]

NIH severity at enrollment (per NIH criteria)
 Mild 10 (14.7%) 5 (12.5%)
 Moderate 30 (44.1%) 16 (40.0%)
 Severe 28 (41.2%) 19 (47.5%)

Median time from transplant to chronic GVHD, months (IQR) 8.4 (5.4–11.8) 10.0 (5.8–12.3)

Median time from chronic GVHD diagnosis to enrollment, months (IQR) 34.9 (19.4–64) 34.9 (19.6 – 60.5)

Score 2–3 organ involvement
 Skin 31 (45.6%) 19 (47.5%)
 Eye 23 (33.8%) 15 (37.5%)
 Mouth 5 (7.4%) 2 (5.0%)
 Gastrointestinal 1 (1.5%) 1 (2.5%)
 Liver (1 missing) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
 Lung (l missing) 7 (10.4%) 6 (15.4%)
 Joint 12 (17.6%) 8 (20.0%)
1

Asian and Indian, Portuguese, and American

2

American