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. 2020 Nov 26;8(11):e11968. doi: 10.2196/11968

Table 1.

Baseline demographic and health status characteristics of the patients for each enrolled family.

Patient characteristics Cystic fibrosis (n=51) Inflammatory bowel disease (n=37) Full sample (N=88)
Patient age (years), mean (SD) 10.55 (6.01) 15.70 (4.02) 12.72 (5.82)

0-2, n (%) 7 (14) 1 (3) 8 (9)

3-12, n (%) 24 (47) 9 (24) 33 (38)

12-21, n (%) 20 (39) 27 (73) 47 (53)
Patient gender, n (%)

Female 24 (47) 22 (60) 46 (52)

Male 27 (53) 15 (40) 42 (48)
Patient race, n (%)

White 49 (96) 35 (95) 84 (96)

Black or African American 0 (0) 2 (5) 2 (2)

Other 2 (4) 0 (0) 2 (2)
Disease indicators, mean (SD)

Mean forced expiratory volume in 1 second percent predicteda,b (cystic fibrosis only, n=38) 96.89 (19.69) c c

Disease type (inflammatory bowel disease only) d
  • Crohn: 29 (78%)

  • Ulcerative Colitis: 8 (22%)

d

Physicians global assessment score (inflammatory bowel disease only) d
  • Continuous Remission: 10 (27%)

  • Remission: 14 (38%)

  • Mild: 11 (30%)

  • Moderate: 2 (5%)

d
Family income (US $), n (%)

<25,000 4 (8) 3 (8) 7 (8)

25,000 to 49,999 12 (24) 1 (2) 13 (15)

50,000 to 74,999 8 (15) 5 (14) 13 (15)

75,000 to 99,999 9 (18) 7 (19) 16 (18)

≥100,000 15 (29) 14 (38) 29 (33)

Unknown 3 (6) 7 (19) 10 (11)

aScores ranged between 48 and 127.

bNot all participants were old enough to reliably complete pulmonary function testing.

cMeasure not applicable for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

dMeasure not applicable for patients with cystic fibrosis.