Table 3.
Demographic characteristics of patients in the exit interviews
| Demographic characteristic | Patients with exit interviews | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | N | 22 (5 with nHCM, 17 with oHCM) |
| Age, years | Mean (range) | 63 (47–80)a |
| Sex | Male | 12 (55)a |
| Female | 9 (41)a | |
| Race | White | 21 (95)a |
| Ethnicity | Hispanic | 2 (9)a |
| Non-Hispanic | 19 (86)a | |
| Time since end of treatment, days | Mean (range) | 15 (0–29)a |
| Education level | Less than high school | –a,b |
| High school diploma | 2 (9)a,b | |
| Some college | 4 (18)a,b | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 6 (27)a,b | |
| Graduate degree | 8 (36)a,b | |
Data are expressed as n (%) unless otherwise specified
nHCM nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, oHCM obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
aDemographics for one of the EXPLORER patients were not obtained due to restriction from the recruiting site
bEducation level was not provided for a further EXPLORER patient