Acute Intermittent Porphyria in the North of China: The Acute Attack Effect on Quality of Life and Psychological Condition

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of AIP patients.

Age, yrs
18–39	25 (92.6)
40–50	2 (7.4)
Female	27 (100)
Race (Han)	27 (100)
Education
Postcollege	6 (22.2)
College graduate	7 (25.9)
High school graduate/GED	4 (14.8)
Junior high school graduate	8 (29.6)
primary school education	2 (7.4)
Marital status
Married	19 (70.4)
Divorced or separated	2 (7.4)
Never married	6 (22.2)
Employment
Full-time	13 (48.1)
Homemaker	4 (14.8)
Unemployed	12 (44.4)
Age at diagnosis, yrs
18–29	23 (85.2)
30–35	4 (14.8)
Acute attacks in the last year
0	10
1–5	15
10	2
Without the symptoms between the attacks	18
With symptoms between the attacks	9

Values are (%).