Table 1.

Patient Demographics

Patients by Geographic Location
VariableAll Patients, n=381Washington, DC, n=100New Orleans, LA, n=101Seattle, WA, n=58New York, NY, n=81St. Louis, MO, n=41P Value
Age, years, mean ± SD48.3 ± 16.942.6 ± 14.554.0 ± 16.643.6 ± 14.048.6 ± 17.953.9 ± 17.9<0.0001
Sex0.28
 Male175 (45.9)50 (50.0)47 (46.5)29 (50.0)29 (35.8)20 (48.8)
 Female200 (52.5)50 (50.0)54 (53.5)27 (46.6)51 (63.0)18 (43.9)
Race<0.0001
 Caucasian228 (59.8)65 (65.0)71 (70.3)42 (72.4)17 (21.0)33 (80.5)
 African American90 (23.6)20 (20.0)25 (24.8)3 (5.2)37 (45.7)5 (12.2)
 Asian19 (5.0)4 (4.0)2 (2.0)8 (13.8)5 (6.2)0
 American Indian3 (0.8)2 (2.0)1 (1.0)000
 Other32 (8.4)9 (9.0)1 (1.0)3 (5.2)19 (23.5)0
 Prefer not to respond9 (2.4)01 (1.0)2 (3.4)3 (3.7)3 (7.3)
Ethnicity<0.0001
 Hispanic56 (14.7)16 (16.0)4 (4.0)4 (6.9)29 (35.8)3 (7.3)
 Non-Hispanic325 (85.3)84 (84.0)97 (96.0)54 (93.1)52 (64.2)38 (92.7)
Highest education level<0.0001
 Elementary school3 (0.8)1 (1.0)002 (2.5)0
 High school69 (18.1)12 (12.0)23 (22.8)4 (6.9)26 (32.1)4 (9.8)
 College181 (47.5)47 (47.0)48 (47.5)24 (41.4)39 (48.2)23 (56.1)
 Graduate school101 (26.5)40 (40.0)29 (28.7)8 (13.8)13 (16.1)11 (26.8)
  • Note: Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.