Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of the Control and Intervention Groups
| Characteristic | Control | Intervention | Chi-square P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of respondents (% of class) | 110 (99%) | 114 (99%) | |
| Female, % | 38 | 46 | .3 |
| Age in years, mean (range) | 23.2 (21, 35) | 23.2 (21, 40) | 1.0 |
| Ethnicity, % | .6 | ||
| Asian | 9 | 9 | |
| Black | 11 | 9 | |
| Hispanic | 5 | 2 | |
| White | 73 | 76 | |
| Other | 2 | 4 | |
| Marital status | .03 | ||
| Single | 81 | 93 | |
| Married | 8 | 3 | |
| Unmarried couple | 11 | 4 | |
| Intended specialty | .03 | ||
| Primary care | 49 | 32 | |
| Nonprimary care | 31 | 43 | |
| Undecided | 19 | 25 | |
| “Physicians have a responsibility to promote prevention with their patients,” % | .04 | ||
| Strongly agree | 35 | 31 | |
| Agree | 64 | 61 | |
| Neutral/disagree/strongly disagree | 1 | 8 | |
| “In order to effectively encourage patient adherence to a healthy lifestyle, a physician must adhere to one him/herself,” % | .009 | ||
| Strongly agree | 21 | 35 | |
| Agree | 67 | 47 | |
| Neutral/disagree/strongly disagree | 12 | 19 |