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. 2010 Mar;8(2):151–159. doi: 10.1370/afm.1055

Table 3.

Patients’ Characteristics as Obtained From the Postvisit Questionnaire, for Intervention Practices (n = 445 Patients) and Control Practices (n = 389 Patients)

Characteristic Intervention Patients % or Mean Control Patients % or Mean P Value
Sex (n) (443) (386) .06a
    Male 68 62
    Female 32 38
Age category (n) (435) (382) .09a
    18–30 y 14 10
    31–40 y 15 12
    41–50 y 19 25
    51–60 y 19 24
    61–70 y 19 17
    71–80 y 14 12
Racial identification (n) (431) (378) .60a
    White 85 83
    Black 10 12
    Other/≥2 responses 4 5
Ethnic identification (n) (431) (378) .002a
    Hispanic 10 4
    Not Hispanic 90 96
Current marital status (n) (434) (383) .048a
    Married 64 54
    Living together 4 6
    Separated 4 3
    Divorced 10 14
    Widowed 9 12
    Never married 10 12
Employed full-time (n) (434) (383) .21a
    Yes 44 40
    No 56 60
Employed part-time (n) (443) (386) .63a
    Yes 13 14
    No 87 86
Retired (n) (443) (386) .05a
    Yes 26 20
    No 74 80
Educational attainment (n) (432) (384) .02a
    <High school 11 16
    High school graduate 33 28
    Some college 30 27
    College graduate 19 16
    Postgraduate study 8 13
Years as patient of study physician (n) 3.07 (281) 3.37 (221) .07b
Source of insurance (n) (433) (380) .07a
    Private 50 47
    Medicare 31 27
    Medicaid 6 8
    Self-pay 8 13
    Other 5 6

a χ2 test.

b Student t test for independent samples.