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Table 2 Interviewee characteristics

From: Perceptions of first-degree relatives of patients with rheumatoid arthritis about lifestyle modifications and pharmacological interventions to reduce the risk of rheumatoid arthritis development: a qualitative interview study

Participant number

Gender

Age

Ethnicity

Interview Country

First degree relative with RA

Experience of (blood) testinga

Reported musculoskeletal problemsa

1

Female

18–40

White

UK

Parent

None

None

2

Female

41–60

White

UK

Parent

None

Yes (Historic)

3

Male

61–80

White

UK

Sibling

None

None

4

Male

18–40

White

UK

Parent

None

None

5

Female

18–40

White

UK

Parent

None

None

6

Male

18–40

White

UK

Parent

Yes

None

7

Female

18–40

White

UK

Parent

None

Yes

8

Female

18–40

White

UK

Parent

Yes

Yes

9

Female

41–60

White

UK

Sibling

None

Yes

10

Female

18–40

White

UK

Parent

None

Yes

11

Female

41–60

White

UK

Sibling/Parent

None

Yes

12

Female

41–60

White

UK

Sibling

None

Yes

13

Female

41–60

White

UK

Sibling/Parent

Yes

Yes

14

Female

41–60

White

UK

Parent

Yes

Yes

15

Female

18–40

White

UK

Parent

None

None

16

Female

18–40

White

UK

Parent

None

None

17

Female

41–60

Asian

UK

Parent

None

None

18

Female

18–40

White

UK

Parent

None

None

19

Male

41–60

Asian

UK

Parent

None

None

20

Female

18–40

White

UK

Parent

None

None

21

Female

41–60

White

UK

Parent

None

Yes (Historic)

22

Female

18–40

White

UK

Sibling

None

None

23

Female

41–60

White

UK

Parent

None

None

24

Male

41–60

White

UK

Parent

None

None

25

Female

18–40

White

Germany

Parent

None

None

26

Female

18–40

White

Germany

Parent

None

None

27

Female

41–60

White

Germany

Parent

None

None

28

Female

18–40

White

Austria

Parent

None

None

29

Male

18–40

White

Austria

Parent

None

None

30

Female

61–80

White

Austria

Sibling

None

None

31

Female

18–40

White

Austria

Sibling

Yes

None

32

Male

18–40

White

Austria

Parent

None

None

33

Male

18–40

White

Austria

Parent

None

None

34

Female

18–40

White

Austria

Parent

None

None

  1. aData on testing and musculoskeletal problems are based on self-reports of the interviewees as interviewers had no access to health records of the interviewees