Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants (n= 48) by study arm
| Demographic variables | Standard-of-care arm No. (%) | Self-sampling arm No. (%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race and ethnicity | 1.00 | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 20 (83) | 20 (83) | |
| Othera | 4 (17) | 4 (17) | |
| Education | 1.00 | ||
| High school degree or less | 8 (33) | 8 (33) | |
| Above high school degree | 16 (67) | 16 (67) | |
| Annual household income | .76 | ||
| <$50 000 | 15 (62) | 17 (71) | |
| ≥$50 000 | 9 (38) | 7 (29) | |
| Insurance status | .35 | ||
| Private | 10 (42) | 6 (25) | |
| Public | 11 (46) | 16 (67) | |
| Other | 3 (12) | 2 (8) | |
| Last-year check-up | .14 | ||
| No | 2 (8) | 7 (29) | |
| Yes | 22 (92) | 17 (71) | |
| Psychosocial variables | |||
| Healthcare trust, mean (SD), range = 1-5 | 3.9 (0.9) | 3.5 (0.9) | .13 |
| Cancer fatalism, mean (SD), range = 1-4 | 2.0 (0.5) | 2.3 (0.5) | .09 |
| Cancer screening knowledge, mean (SD), range = 0-4 | 2.4 (0.8) | 2.3 (0.9) | .96 |
a
“Other” race and ethnicity includes n = 2 non-Hispanic African American or Black and n = 6 multiracial. Comparisons of demographic variables across study arms used Fisher exact tests, and comparisons of psychosocial variables used Wilcoxon rank sum tests.