Table 2 Participant characteristics
Characteristic | Total sample N = 15 |
|---|---|
Age (years), mean (SD) | 49.9 (12.9) |
Gender, n (%) | |
Male | 2 (13) |
Female | 12 (80) |
Self-describe as female | 1 (7) |
Race, n (%) | |
White | 13 (87) |
Black or African American | 2 (13) |
Ethnicity, n (%) | |
Hispanic or Latinx | 2 (13) |
Not Hispanic or Latinx | 13 (87) |
Highest level of education completed, n (%) | |
Associate degree, vocational, technical, or trade school | 4 (27) |
Some college (< 1 year) | 3 (20) |
Some college (2–3 years) | 3 (20) |
University/college degree | 1 (7) |
Postgraduate degree | 4 (27) |
Marital status, n (%) | |
Married | 9 (60) |
Single | 2 (13) |
Divorced/separated | 3 (20) |
Widowed | 1 (7) |
Employment status, n (%) | |
Employed, full-time or part-time | 4 (27) |
Homemaker | 3 (20) |
Unemployed | 1 (7) |
Retired | 2 (13) |
Disabled | 5 (33) |
Severity of pulmonary hypertension symptoms in the past 7 days, n (%) | |
Mild | 11 (73) |
Moderate | 3 (20) |
Severe | 1 (7) |
WHO FC (self-reported), n (%) | |
Class II | 8 (53) |
Class III | 6 (40) |
Class IV | 1 (7) |
Self-rated general health, n (%) | |
Very good | 1 (7) |
Good | 8 (53) |
Fair | 5 (33) |
Poor | 1 (7) |