Table 3.
Patient Characteristics
| Characteristic | Total Participants (N=224)* | ||
| Children (3–11 Years) (n=70) | Adolescents (12–18 Years) (n=79) | Adults (≥25 Years) (n=75) | |
| Age (years) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 8.7 (2.2) | 13.9 (1.4) | 50.3 (11.7) |
| Min-Max | 3.0-11.0 | 12.0-17.0 | 28.0-87.0 |
| Gender (n, %) | |||
| Male | 44 (62.9%) | 60 (75.9%) | 25 (33.3%) |
| Female | 26 (37.1%) | 19 (24.1%) | 50 (66.7%) |
| Location of residency (n, %) | |||
| Arizona | 2 (2.9%) | 5 (6.3%) | 1 (1.3%) |
| Arkansas | -- | -- | 1 (1.3%) |
| California | 8 (11.4%) | 9 (11.4%) | -- |
| District of Columbia |
-- | -- | 1 (1.3%) |
| Florida | 12 (17.1%) | -- | 2 (2.7%) |
| Georgia | 1 (1.4%) | -- | -- |
| Kansas | -- | -- | 2 (2.7%) |
| Louisiana | -- | -- | 3 (4.0%) |
| Nevada | 28 (40.0%) | 38 (48.1%) | -- |
| North Carolina | -- | 1 (1.3%) | -- |
| Ohio | 18 (25.7%) | 25 (31.6%) | 14 (18.7%) |
| Pennsylvania | 1 (1.4%) | -- | 13 (17.3% |
| Texas | -- | -- | 38 (50.7%) |
| West Virginia | -- | 1 (1.3%) | -- |
| Race (n, %) | |||
| Asian | 5 (7.1%) | 4 (5.1%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Black or African-American |
2 (2.9%) | 2 (2.5%) | 1 (1.3%) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.3%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| White | 55 (78.6%) | 63 (79.7%) | 71 (94.7%) |
| Other | 8 (11.4%) | 9 (11.4%) | 3 (4.0%) |
| Ethnicity (n, %) | |||
| Hispanic or Latino |
6 (8.6%) | 14 (17.7%) | 5 (6.7%) |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
64 (91.4%) | 65 (82.3%) | 70 (93.3%) |
| Not answered | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Education (n, %) | |||
| 5th grade | 16 (8.0%) | ||
| 2nd grade | 11 (5.5%) | ||
| 4th grade | 11 (5.5%) | ||
| 3rd grade | 6 (3.0%) | ||
| Preschool | 4 (2.0%) | ||
| 1st grade | 3 (1.5%) | ||
| 7th grade | 16 (8.0%) | ||
| 8th grade | 15 (7.5%) | ||
| 6th grade | 12 (6.0%) | ||
| 9th grade | 12 (6.0%) | ||
| 10th grade | 7 (3.5%) | ||
| 11th grade | 3 (1.5%) | ||
| 12th grade | 1 (0.5%) | ||
| Other | 6 (3.0%) | 6 (3.0%) | |
| College or university degree (2- or 4-year) | 32 (16.0%) | ||
| Graduate degree | 17 (8.5%) | ||
| High school diploma (or GED) or less | 16 (8.0%) | ||
| Some college or certificate program | 7 (3.5%) | ||
| Overall health (n, %) | |||
| Excellent | 28 (40.0%) | 40 (50.6%) | 6 (8.0%) |
| Very good | 31 (44.3%) | 28 (35.4%) | 17 (22.7%) |
| Good | 10 (14.3%) | 10 (12.7%) | 38 (50.7%) |
| Fair | 1 (1.4%) | 1 (1.3%) | 8 (10.7%) |
| Poor | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (8.0%) |
| Participant impression of overall GHD severity (n, %) | |||
| Very mild | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Mild | 2 (2.9%) | 7 (8.9%) | 6 (8.0%) |
| Moderate | 33 (47.1%) | 40 (50.6%) | 29 (38.7%) |
| Severe | 28 (40.0%) | 27 (34.2%) | 27 (36.0%) |
| Very severe | 7 (10.0%) | 5 (6.3%) | 13 (17.3%) |
Notes: *A total of 302 patients were screened, and of these 224 patients were eligible to participate and completed the study.