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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Factors affecting the ability of patients with complex vascular anomalies to navigate the healthcare system

Characteristic

n

%

Age in Years– Mean (SD)

41.4

(14.3)

Gendera

  

 Woman

90

(66%)

 Man

45

(33%)

 Non-binary/third gender

1

(1%)

Raceb

  

 American Indian or Alaska Native

2

1%

 Asian

8

6%

 Black or African American

7

5%

 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

1

1%

 White

127

91%

Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish Ethnicity

14

10%

Language Spoken at Home

  

 English

129

93%

 Spanish

4

3%

 Other

6

4%

Education

  

 Some High School

5

4%

 High School or Equivalent

11

8%

 Some College

22

16%

 College Degree

57

41%

 Graduate/Professional Degree

44

32%

Household Incomec

  

 $24,999 or less

7

5%

 $25,000 - $49,999

22

16%

 $50,000 - $74,999

20

15%

 $75,000 - $99,999

21

15%

 $100,000 or greater

44

32%

Relationship Status

  

 Married or Living as Married

65

47%

 Never Married

51

37%

 Divorced/Separated

18

13%

 Widowed

4

3%

Residential Statusd

  

 Metropolitan

92

90%

 Micropolitan

5

5%

 Small Town/Rural

5

5%

Distance from Vascular Anomaly Specialist (median, Interquartile Range)

20 miles

(8.8, 151)

Have a primary care doctor

115

83%

Have a VA specialist or team of specialists

69

50%

Diagnosise

  

 PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Spectrum

107

78%

 CLOVES Syndrome

13

9%

 Fibro-Adipose Vascular Anomaly

11

8%

 Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome

76

55%

 Gorham Stout Disease

2

1%

 Generalized Lymphangiomatosis

5

4%

 Central Conducting Lymphatic Anomaly

2

1%

 PHACE Syndrome

2

1%

 Tufted Angioma

1

< 1%

 Parkes Weber

2

1%

 Other

4

3%

 Not Diagnosed with Syndrome

14

10%

  1. a2 participants preferred not to describe their gender; bRacial categories not mutually exclusive, and 7 participants reported multiple races; c 20 participants preferred not to characterize their income; dRestricted to US residents, based on RUCA codes determined by zip code. 24 participants resided in countries outside of the US, and 13 participants declined to provide their zip code.e Many of these disorders are often grouped in the larger diagnostic category of PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Spectrum (PROS). However, many patients self-reported their disorders by these historic terms, rather than as PROS. These percentages reflect patients self-reporting, which we aggregated into the PROS category