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Table 1 Study population and treatment group characteristics

From: High attack frequency in patients with angioedema due to C1-inhibitor deficiency is a major determinant in switching to home therapy: a real-life observational study

 

Home therapy pdC1-INH

(n = 25)

Home therapy icatibant

(n = 12)

Hospital therapy pdC1-INH

(n = 19)

Overall

(n = 56)

Sex, n (%)

 Female

14 (56.0)

8 (66.7)

12 (63.2)

34 (60.7)

 Male

11 (44.0)

4 (33.3)

7 (36.8)

22 (39.3)

Age, yrs, mean, (±SD)

33.0 (19.0)

36.0 (11.5)

39.5 (24.2)

36 (19.6)

Age

  ≥ 15 years, n (%)

18 (72.0)

12 (100.0)

14 (73.7)

44 (78.6)

  < 15 years, n (%)

7 (28.0)

0

5 (26.3)

12 (21.4)

Age at diagnosis, yrs, mean, (±SD)

20 (16.0)

30 (12.0)

26 (20.0)

25 (17.0)

Time since diagnosis, yrs, mean, (±SD)

13.0 (8.0)

6.0 (6.0)

13.0 (12.0)

11 (9.0)

Disease severity score, mean, (range)

7.3 (3–10)

6.7 (4–9)

6.6 (3–10)

6.9 (3–10)

Duration of home therapy, months, mean, (range)

25.1 (6–60)

32.7 (12–60)

-

-

Receiving long-term prophylaxis, n (%)

6 (24.0)

2 (16.7)

5 (26.3)

13 (23.2)

  1. Abbreviation definitions: pdC1-INH plasma-derived C1-esterase inhibitor concentrate, SD standard deviation