Demographic and disease characteristics of the patients with Behçet syndrome who underwent qualitative interviews. Values are n unless otherwise specified.
| Characteristic | Values |
|---|---|
| No. patients | 20 |
| Age, yrs, median (range) | 36 (29–46) |
| Sex | 5 female, 15 male |
| Disease duration, yrs, median (range) | 11 (9–18) |
| Education | |
| Middle or high school | 16 |
| Some college or higher | 4 |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 7 |
| Married | 13 |
| Employment status | |
| Employed | 10 |
| Unemployed due to disease | 5 |
| Homemaker | 5 |
| Type of organ involvement | |
| Eye | 10 |
| Vascular | 8 |
| Joint | 6 |
| Neurologic | 5 |
| Gastrointestinal | 3 |
| Isolated mucocutaneous | 2 |