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Table 1 Number and characteristics of patients and clinicians

From: Understanding the ecosystem of patients with lysosomal storage diseases in Spain: a qualitative research with patients and health care professionals

 

LSD

FD

GD

PD

MPSI

Patients

Number of patients

5

5

5

5

Sex

Male (4)

Male (3)

Male (2)

Male (1)

Female (1)

Female (2)

Female (3)

Female (4)

Age

    

Average years (SD)

45.0 (4.0)

6.8 (17.9)

0.0 (16.5)

29.0 (20.4)

Median [Min–Max]

46 [40–50]

65 [26–70]

51 [30–68]

21 [9–58]

Diagnosis time from the first visit

    

Average years (SD)

8.9 (9.8)

4.8 (7.1)

17.6 (12.4)

12.1 (16.0)

Median [Min–Max]

5.0 [0.2–20]

2.0 [0–15]

19.5 [1.5–30]

7.1 [0–34]

Specific Treatment

Yes (5)

Yes (4)

Yes (4)

Yes (3)

No (1)

No (1)

No (2)

Clinicians

Number of Physicians

9

6

5

5

Medical Area- Speciality

Internal Medicine (3)

Nephrology (3)

Cardiology (3)

Internal Medicine (4)

Haematology (2)

Internal Medicine (2)

Neurology (3)

Internal Medicine (3)

Paediatrics neurology (2)

Years of experience in LSDs

    

Average (SD)

12.2 (6.5)

14.2 (8.7)

7.4 (3.9)

15.8 (7.0)

Median [Min–Max]

11 [4–25]

15 [5–25]

8 [1–11]

16 [8 – 25]

  1. FD: Fabry disease; GD: Gaucher disease; PD: Pompe disease; MPSI: mucopolysaccharidosis type 1