Table 1.

Patient Demographics

VariableEducational Intervention Group, n=169No Educational Intervention Group, n=151P Value
Sexn=160n=1420.8a
 Male50 (31)47 (33)
 Female110 (69)95 (67)
Racen=156n=1360.7a
 White46 (29)44 (32)
 Black/African American104 (67)85 (63)
 Other6 (4)7 (5)
Education leveln=149n=1260.08a
 Some high school16 (11)22 (17)
 High school/GED45 (30)49 (39)
 Some college38 (26)20 (16)
 Vocational/technical24 (16)18 (14)
 College degree22 (15)11 (9)
 Master's degree or higher4 (3)6 (5)
Age, years, mean ± SDb49 ± 13.1850 ± 12.890.4c

  • Note: Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.

  • ↵aChi-squared test.

  • ↵bn=158 for the intervention group, and n=134 for the nonintervention group.

  • ↵ct test.

  • GED, General Educational Development Test.