Table 2. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Participants.
| Variable | Brief Intervention n=249 |
Active Control N=262 |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (SD), years | 46.1 (13.3) | 44.2 (13.9) | 0.12 |
| Marital Status, % | |||
| Married | 54 | 52 | 0.60 |
| Race/Ethnic Background, % | |||
| Black | 23 | 21 | 0.21 |
| White | 73 | 78 | |
| Other | 4 | 1 | |
| Hispanic | 5 | 5 | 0.73 |
| Disease, % | |||
| Hypertension | 31 | 32 | 0.07 |
| Diabetes | 21 | 18 | |
| Osteoporosis | 21 | 14 | |
| Infertility | 27 | 36 | |
| SF-36 | |||
| Physical component summary | 50.0 (9.9) | 50.2 (9.8) | 0.77 |
| Mental health component summary | 46.2 (10.5) | 45.6 (10.5) | 0.54 |
| Education, % | |||
| < BA, including High School | 40 | 36 | 0.44 |
| 4 year College graduate | 28 | 26 | |
| Any graduate/professional school | 32 | 38 | |
| Children, % | 49 | 47 | 0.61 |
| Employed, % | 63 | 70 | 0.09 |
| Lifetime Substance Use Disorders, % | |||
| Alcohol | 40 | 45 | 0.27 |
| Marijuana | 13 | 13 | 0.97 |
| Cocaine | 7 | 7 | 0.87 |
| Opiates | 3 | 0.4 | 0.02 |
| Other (sedatives, stimulants, hallucinogens) | 5 | 5 | 0.90 |
| Current Substance Use Disorders, % | |||
| Alcohol | 12 | 7 | .06 |
| Marijuana | 3 | 2 | .71 |
| Cocaine | 2 | 1 | .27 |
| Opiates | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Other (sedatives, stimulants, hallucinogens) | 1 | 1 | 1 |