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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample (n = 3588)

From: Healthcare system inputs and patient-reported outcomes: a study in adults with congenital heart defect from 15 countries

Variables

n (%)

Sex: female

1876 (52.3)

Median age in years

31.0 (IQR: 16.0)

Educational level

 Less than high school

176 (4.9)

 High school

1508 (42.0)

 College degree

777 (21.7)

 University degree

1127 (31.4)

Employment status

 Part-time or full-time work

2343 (65.3)

 Job seeking, unemployed, or disabled

424 (11.8)

 Homemaker or retired

268 (7.5)

 Full-time student

296 (8.2)

 Other

257 (7.2)

Marital status

 Married or living with partner

1831 (51.0)

 Never married

1582 (44.1)

 Divorced or widowed

172 (4.8)

 Other

3 (0.1)

 Children: yes

1407 (39.2)

Patient-reported functional ability (New York Heart Association)

 Asymptomatic (Class I)

1951 (54.4)

 Slight limitation (Class II)

1255 (35.0)

 Marked limitation (Class III)

254 (7.1)

 Symptoms at rest (Class IV)

128 (3.5)

Complexity of heart defect

 Simple

936 (26.1)

 Moderate

1740 (48.5)

 Complex

912 (25.4)

Country

 Argentina

145 (4.0)

 Australia

125 (3.5)

 Belgium

256 (7.1)

 Canada

462 (12.9)

 France

83 (2.3)

 India

184 (5.1)

 Italy

49 (1.4)

 Japan

235 (6.6)

 Malta

100 (2.8)

 Norway

162 (4.5)

 Sweden

425 (11.8)

 Switzerland

219 (6.1)

 Taiwan

248 (6.9)

 the Netherlands

229 (6.4)

 USA

666 (18.6)

  1. Note. IQR = interquartile range