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Characteristics of patients interviewed
| Characteristic | n |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female | 13 |
| Male | 12 |
|
| |
| Age range, yearsa | |
| 18–34 | 4 |
| 35–54 | 9 |
| 55–64 | 4 |
| 65–74 | 4 |
| ≥75 | 4 |
|
| |
| Ethnicity | |
| Asian | 1 |
| Black | 3 |
| White | 21 |
|
| |
| Number of long-term conditions | |
| 1 | 13 |
| >1 | 12 |
Because of the increasing number of health problems in older populations, age was captured in 10-year age ranges after the age of 55 years.
