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Table 1 Demographics and Employment Status for Respondents With MPNs Employed at Diagnosis

From: Impact of Myeloproliferative neoplasms on patients’ employment status and work productivity in the United States: results from the living with MPNs survey

 

MF (n = 174)

PV (n = 248)

ET (n = 170)

All MPNs (n = 592)

Age, mean (SD), y

57.5 (9.8)

54.5 (9.1)

49.6 (12.2)

54.0 (10.7)

Sex, n (%)

 Female

106 (60.9)

173 (69.8)

139 (81.8)

418 (70.6)

 Male

68 (39.1)

75 (30.2)

31 (18.2)

174 (29.4)

Highest level of education, n (%)

 High school completion or less

29 (16.7)

37 (14.9)

10 (5.9)

76 (12.8)

 Some college/associate degree

65 (37.4)

90 (36.3)

65 (38.2)

220 (37.2)

 Bachelor’s degree

46 (26.4)

64 (25.8)

60 (35.3)

170 (28.7)

 Advanced degree

34 (19.5)

57 (23.0)

35 (20.6)

126 (21.3)

Marital status, n (%)*

 Married/domestic partnership

118 (67.8)

188 (76.1)

121 (71.2)

427 (72.3)

 Divorced

35 (20.1)

31 (12.6)

25 (14.7)

91 (15.4)

 Single (never married)

8 (4.6)

20 (8.1)

17 (10.0)

45 (7.6)

 Widowed

11 (6.3)

4 (1.6)

4 (2.4)

19 (3.2)

 Separated

2 (1.1)

4 (1.6)

3 (1.8)

9 (1.5)

Employment status at MPN diagnosis, n (%)

 Full-time (≥40 h/wk)

139 (79.9)

203 (81.9)

139 (81.8)

481 (81.3)

 Part-time (< 40 h/wk)

35 (20.1)

45 (18.1)

31 (18.2)

111 (18.8)

  1. ET, essential thrombocythemia; MF, myelofibrosis; MPN, myeloproliferative neoplasm; PV, polycythemia vera
  2. *One respondent with PV did not provide information; percentages are based on n = 247 (PV) and n = 591 (all MPNs)