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Table 1 Age at first symptoms and diagnosis, and delay in diagnosis by patient type

From: Hereditary angioedema with C1 inhibitor deficiency: delay in diagnosis in Europe

  

N

Median

Q1

Q3

Min

Max

Mean

Standard deviation

p-value

Age at first symptoms (years)

Male

61

13.0

6.0

20.0

1.3

60.0

15.9

12.53

0.199

Female

92

11.5

5.0

18.0

0.2

77.0

13.6

12.15

HAE type I

140

12.0

6.0

19.0

0.2

77.0

14.4

12.29

0.870

HAE type II

13

13.0

6.0

18.0

2.0

50.0

15.3

13.12

FH+

106

13.0

6.0

19.0

0.2

50.0

13.7

9.42

0.513

FH-

32

14.0

5.0

26.5

0.8

77.0

19.6

19.60

Total

153

12.0

6.0

19.0

0.2

77.0

14.5

12.32

 

Age at diagnosis (years)

Male

66

25.1

17.9

33.0

9.1

68.3

27.6

14.06

0.844

Female

104

23.3

15.8

38.3

0.0

77.3

28.1

17.37

HAE type I

157

22.1

16.1

36.0

0.0

77.3

27.3

15.87

0.080

HAE type II

13

31.8

24.2

43.5

3.3

74.2

34.9

18.18

FH+

121

24.4

16.2

35.2

0.0

74.2

26.9

14.96

0.509

FH-

33

22.3

17.1

45.0

3.8

77.3

30.5

19.10

Total

170

24.3

16.9

36.2

0.0

77.3

27.9

16.13

 

Delay between first symptoms and diagnosis (years)

Male

60

8.5

3.0

17.0

0.0

60.0

11.2

10.97

0.771

Female

92

8.5

1.0

24.0

0.0

62.0

13.9

14.88

HAE type I

139

8.0

2.0

20.0

0.0

62.0

12.2

13.35

0.051

HAE type II

13

21.0

7.0

30.0

0.0

42.0

19.6

13.80

FH+

106

8.5

2.0

21.0

0.0

57.0

12.5

12.94

0.476

FH-

31

6.0

1.0

20.0

0.0

62.0

10.8

13.38

Total

152

8.5

2.0

21.0

0.0

62.0

12.9

13.5

 
  1. FH+, positive family history; FH-, negative family history; Q1, lower quartile; Q3, upper quartile.