Table 1 Demographic data of Not Accepted applicants compared to Accepted applicants
From: Characteristics of undiagnosed diseases network applicants: implications for referring providers
Feature | Not Accepted (n = 151) | Accepted (n = 50) | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
Age at Application (years, mean ± SD) | 39.02 ± 19.11 | 21.03 ± 18.83 | t = 5.78** Cohen’s d = 0.94 |
Age at Symptom Onset (years, mean ± SD) | 30.31 ± 18.75 | 11.11 ± 18.0 | t = 6.3** Cohen’s d = 1.0 |
Duration of Illness (years, mean ± SD) | 8.71 ± 9.91 | 9.92 ± 10.06 | t = −0.75 Cohen’s d = − 0.12 |
Proportion of Lifetime Being Ill (percentage) | 28.31 ± 29.79 | 66.69 ± 37.08 | t = −6.6** Cohen’s d = −1.14 |
Length of Application Review (months, mean ± SD) | 3.4 ± 1.73 | 2.78 ± 1.76 | t = 2.17* Cohen’s d = 0.35 |
Gender | |||
 Female | 79 (52%) | 26 (52%) | FET = 1.0 |
 Male | 72 (48%) | 24 (48%) | |
Race | |||
 White | 128 (84.7%) | 42 (84%) | χ2 = 0.10 |
 African-American | 7 (4.6%) | 2 (4%) | |
 Other | 16 (10.7%) | 6 (12%) | |
Ethnicity | |||
 Hispanic | 11 (7.3%) | 5 (10%) | χ2 = 0.38 |
 Non-Hispanic | 124 (82.1%) | 40 (80%) | |
 Not reported | 16 (10.6%) | 5 (10%) | |