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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with hereditary angioedema (n = 81)

From: A Germany-wide survey study on the patient journey of patients with hereditary angioedema

 

Women (n = 60)

Men (n = 21)

All (n = 81)

n

%

n

%

n

%

Age

 0–19 years

1

1.7

0

0.0

1

1.2

 20–39 years

11

18.3

1

4.8

12

14.8

 40–59 years

26

43.3

5

23.8

31

38.3

 60–79 years

18

30.0

12

57.1

30

37.0

  ≥ 80 years

4

6.7

3

14.3

7

8.6

 All

60

100

21

100

81

100

 Mean age (mean, SD)

53.8

15.2

65.2

13.4

50.8

14.1

Index patient a*

 Yes

47

79.7

15

71.4

63

78.8

 No

12

20.3

6

28.6

17

21.3

 All

59

100.0

21

100.0

80

100.0

Current occupation

 Pupil / (university) student

4

6.7

0

0.0

4

4.9

 Apprentice

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

 Employed

28

46.7

7

33.3

35

43.2

 Pensioner

22

36.7

14

66.7

36

44.4

 Job-seeking

2

3.3

0

0.0

2

2.5

 Incapacitated

3

5.0

0

0.0

3

3.7

 Others

1

1.7

0

0.0

1

1.2

 All

60

100.0

21

100.0

81

100.0

  1. SD Standard deviation.
  2. a First person in the family to be diagnosed by hereditary angioedema
  3. * n = 1 women with missing information