Table 1.
Characteristics of potential and actual study participants recruited into the LeARN study
| Participants agreeing to be contacted N1 | Eligible participants N2 | Participants completing LeARN interviews N (%)3 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1196 | 1108 | 810 (73%) | |
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| Race | ||||
| Black | 277 | 240 | 155 (65%) | 0.001 |
| White | 919 | 868 | 655 (75%) | |
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| Disease Status | ||||
| Case | 554 | 497 | 369 (74%) | n.s. |
| Control | 642 | 611 | 441 (72%) | |
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| Age | ||||
| 40–49 | 143 | 131 | 91 (69%) | 0.022 |
| 50–59 | 324 | 308 | 209 (68%) | |
| 60–69 | 377 | 341 | 254 (74%) | |
| 70–79 | 352 | 328 | 256 (78%) | |
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| Education | ||||
| < High School | 228 | 204 | 140 (69%) | n.s. |
| High School | 323 | 303 | 225 (74%) | |
| Some College | 292 | 273 | 197 (72%) | |
| College + | 334 | 314 | 237 (75%) | |
1
Includes the NCCCS participants who agreed to further contact after the initial LeARN letter
2
Includes eligible NCCCS participants with usable information
3
Includes completed LeARN interviews; percent calculated from the number of participants completing interviews divided by the number of eligible NCCCS participants