Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Participants Randomized to Either Antibiotics or Appendectomy, by Preferred Language.
| No. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Overall (n = 1552) | English (n = 1076) | Spanish (n = 476) |
| Racea | |||
| Asian | 92 (6) | 92 (9) | 0 (0) |
| Black | 138 (9) | 123 (12) | 15 (3) |
| White | 910 (59) | 687 (64) | 223 (48) |
| Multiple/otherb | 390 (25) | 164 (15) | 226 (49) |
| Hispanica | |||
| No | 824 (53) | 823 (76) | 1 (0) |
| Yes | 728 (47) | 253 (24) | 475 (100) |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 38.0 (13.6) | 37.2 (13.7) | 40.0 (12.9) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 976 (63) | 666 (62) | 310 (65) |
| Female | 576 (37) | 410 (38) | 166 (35) |
| Insurance | |||
| Commercial | 640 (42) | 610 (58) | 30 (7) |
| Medicare or Tricare | 178 (12) | 118 (11) | 60 (13) |
| Medicaid or state | 265 (18) | 142 (13) | 123 (27) |
| Other or none | 431 (28) | 186 (18) | 245 (53) |
| Below federal poverty level | |||
| No | 680 (62) | 631 (78) | 49 (17) |
| Yes | 412 (38) | 179 (22) | 233 (83) |
| Education | |||
| Some beyond high school/GED | 897 (59) | 835 (78) | 62 (13) |
| High school/GED | 309 (20) | 184 (17) | 125 (27) |
| Less than high school | 324 (21) | 46 (4) | 278 (60) |
| Health literacy help | |||
| Never or rarely | 1207 (81) | 936 (91) | 271 (59) |
| Sometimes or more | 284 (19) | 95 (9) | 189 (41) |
| Employment and activity | |||
| Employed (active some of the time or less) | 579 (38) | 434 (42) | 145 (31) |
| Employed (active most or all of the time) | 508 (34) | 318 (31) | 190 (40) |
| Student/unemployed/retired/other | 420 (28) | 284 (27) | 136 (29) |
| Duration of symptoms | |||
| <1 d | 383 (25) | 299 (28) | 84 (18) |
| ≥1 d | 1167 (75) | 775 (72) | 392 (82) |
| Appendicolith | |||
| No | 1138 (73) | 780 (72) | 358 (75) |
| Yes | 414 (27) | 296 (28) | 118 (25) |
Abbreviation: GED, general educational development.
a
Race and ethnicity were self-reported.
b
Other race includes American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other/not listed. The most common response for other race was Hispanic.