Table 1 Baseline Characteristics
From: Health-related quality of life in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
Physical Characteristics | Social Characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Patients, n | 155 | Marital Status | Â |
Age, years (mean ± SD) | 53 ± 13 |    Single | 25 (16) |
Female, n (%) | 126 (81) |    Married | 100 (65) |
Caucasian | 106 (68) |    Separated | 4 (3) |
African-American | 34 (22) |    Divorced | 11 (7) |
Hispanic | 7 (5) |    Widowed | 15 (10) |
Other | 8 (5) | Lives Alone | 21 (14) |
PAH Diagnosis | Â | Currently employed | 55 (35) |
   Idiopathic ("Primary") | 63 (41) | Occupation |  |
   Familial | 2 (1) |    Prof/Exec | 22 (14) |
   Systemic Sclerosis | 32 (21) |    Manager | 17 (11) |
   Other CVD | 13 (8) |    Clerical | 45 (29) |
   Portal Hypertension | 11 (7) |    Skilled Labor | 4 (3) |
   Anorectic Agent Use | 7 (5) |    Unskilled Labor | 16 (10) |
   Other (i.e., HIV, PVOD) | 27 (17) |    Homemaker | 12 (8) |
|  |  |    Other | 9 (6) |
   WHO I, % | 3 (2) |    Not Available | 30 (19) |
   WHO II, % | 80 (52) | Substance Abuse |  |
   WHO III, % | 65 (42) |    Prior Alcohol | 11 (7) |
   WHO IV, % | 7 (5) |    Current Alcohol | 0 (0) |
|  |  |    Prior Smoking | 66 (43) |
Mean RA pressure (mmHg) | 8.7 ± 2.6 |    Current Smoking | 12 (8) |
Mean PA pressure (mmHg) | 47 ± 17 |  |  |
Cardiac output (liters/min) | 4.9 ± 1.8 |  |  |
PVR (dynes·sec·cm-5) | 630 ± 425 | Treatments |  |
Symptoms | Â | Epoprostenol | 50 (32) |
Dyspnea | 105 (68) | Bosentan | 89 (57) |
Fatigue, Weakness | 55 (35) | Calcium Channel Blocker | 52 (34) |
Lightheadedness/Pre-syncope | 31 (20) | Sildenafil | 3 (2) |
Chest Pain | 31 (20) | Spironolactone | 40 (26) |
Cough | 27 (17) | Other Diuretic(s) | 76 (49) |
Leg Pain | 26 (15) | Warfarin | 74 (48) |
Jaw Pain | 15 (10) | Digoxin | 47 (30) |
Depression | 15 (10) | Oxygen, continuous | 29 (19) |
Anxiety | 14 (9) | Oxygen, nocturnal | 17 (11) |
Palpitations | 15 (10) | Oxygen, as needed | 15 (10) |
Diarrhea | 22 (14) | Â | Â |
Abdominal Complaints | 7 (6) | Â | Â |
Leg Weakness | 7 (6) | Â | Â |
Difficulty Sleeping | 3 (2) | Â | Â |