Table 1 Patient Characteristics
n (%) or Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|
Race | |
White | 66 (86) |
Black or African American | 8 (10) |
Asian | 1 (1) |
Ethnicity | |
Not Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish Origin | 72 (94) |
Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish Origin | 5 (6) |
Female | 64 (83) |
Age (years) | 18.9 (2.0) |
Education | |
9th grade | 2 (3) |
10th grade | 9 (12) |
11th grade | 13 (17) |
12th grade, high school graduate, or GED | 13 (17) |
Some college | 33 (43) |
College graduate | 7 (9) |
Primary Rheumatologic Diagnosisa | |
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis | 52 (68) |
Uveitis (idiopathic) | 2 (3) |
Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis | 3 (4) |
Systemic lupus erythematosus | 8 (10) |
Mixed connective tissue disease | 4 (5) |
Sjögren’s | 3 (4) |
Juvenile dermatomyositis /inflammatory myositis | 3 (4) |
Other vasculitis | 4 (5) |
Length of time seeing doctor | |
At least 6 months but less than 1 year | 2 (3) |
At least 1 year but less than 3 years | 20 (26) |
At least 3 years but less than 5 years | 19 (25) |
5 years or more | 36 (47) |
Frequency of visits in past year | |
1 time | 17 (22) |
2 times | 24 (31) |
3 times | 17 (22) |
4 times | 13 (17) |
5 to 9 times | 4 (5) |
10 or more times | 2 (3) |
Health status | |
Excellent | 10 (13) |
Very good | 18 (23) |
Good | 32 (42) |
Fair | 15 (19) |
Poor | 2 (3) |