Table 2.
Characteristics of 195 subjects with open angle glaucoma and factors associated with trust in physician.
| Variable | N (%) | Trust in Physician* | **P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD); median (1–100, least to most) | |||
| Race | |||
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| White | 108 (55) | 80.1 (8.2); 78.4 | .012 |
| Black | 82 (42) | 77.1 (8.4); 75.0 | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 2 (1) | ||
| Latino | 2 (1) | ||
| Unknown | 1 (.5) | ||
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| Gender | |||
|
| |||
| Male | 79 (41) | 77.9 (7.5); 75.0 | .241 |
| Female | 116 (59) | 79.3 (8.9); 77.2 | |
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| Age (years) | |||
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| |||
| ≤65 | 56 (28) | 77.7 (7.5); 75 | .750 |
| 66–73 | 43 (22) | 80.3 (8.7); 77.3 | |
| 74–80 | 51 (26) | 77.7 (8.6); 75 | |
| >80 | 45 (23) | 79.8 (8.7); 77.3 | |
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| Visual Field⋀ in Worse Eye | −0.05 (0.08) | .567 | |
| slope (standard error) (N = 110) | |||
| Visual Field⋀ in Better Eye | −0.07(0.09) | .454 | |
| slope (standard error) (N = 110) | |||
| Visual Acuity in Worse Eye | 0.46 (0.76) | .543 | |
| slope (standard error) | |||
| Visual Acuity in Better Eye | −3.43 (4.61) | .458 | |
| slope (standard error) | |||
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| Education | |||
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| Did not complete high school | 49 (25) | 76.7 (6.1); 75.0 | .054 |
| High school graduate | 145 (75) | 79.4 (9.0 : 75.0) | |
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| Health literacy (REALM⋀⋀ score) | |||
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| ≤8th grade level | 100 (52) | 77.7 (7.4); 75.0 | .086 |
| ≥9th grade level | 94 (48) | 79.8 (9.2); 77.3 | |
*Based on Trust in Physician 11-item single-score scale with 1 indicating least and 100 indicating most trust.
**P-values based on Wilcoxon rank sum test for comparison among categories of variables or t-tests for slopes).
⋀Mean deviation in the visual field.
⋀⋀REALM: Rapid Assessment of Adult Literacy in Medicine.