Table 1.
Baseline Demographic Characteristics of Participants by Study Group (N = 376)
| Prostate Only (PO) (N = 89) | Men's Health (MH) (N = 165) | Control (C) (N = 122) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | Significant Difference p<0.05 |
| Age, mean (SD) | 69 (8) | 63 (11) | 57 (11) | PO-MH, PO-C, MH-C |
| Black race | 8 (9) | 53 (32) | 62 (51) | PO-MH, PO-C, MH-C |
| Married | 68 (76) | 135 (82) | 98 (80) | |
| Education | ||||
| College or more | 53 (60) | 95 (58) | 82 (67) | |
| Some college | 21 (24) | 31 (19) | 26 (21) | |
| High school or less | 8 (9) | 28 (17) | 12 (10) | |
| Annual household income | ||||
| U.S.$60,000 or more | 37 (42) | 76 (46) | 16 (13) | MH-C |
| U.S.$40,000–U.S.$59,999 | 20 (22) | 37 (22) | 23 (19) | |
| <U.S.$39,999 | 16 (18) | 37 (22) | 76 (62) | |
| Health status | ||||
| Excellent/very good | 55 (62) | 92 (56) | 72 (59) | |
| Good | 21 (24) | 54 (33) | 41 (34) | |
| Fair/poor | 9 (10) | 17 (10) | 8 (7) | |
| Have a personal physician | 77 (87) | 128 (78) | 107 (88) | PO-MH |
| Most recent PSA test | ||||
| >1 year | 14 (16) | 27 (16) | 26 (21) | PO-C |
| 6 months–1 year | 32 (36) | 51 (31) | 39 (32) | |
| < 6 months | 29 (33) | 49 (30) | 27 (22) | |
| Never | 8 (9) | 25 (15) | 27 (22) | |
| Have had cancer other than prostate cancer | 19 (21) | 31 (19) | 16 (13) | |
| Knowledge of prostate cancer, mean (SD) | 4 (2) | 3 (2) | 4 (2) | PO-MH, MH-C |
| Perceived risk of prostate cancer | ||||
| Very/somewhat high | 19 (21) | 26 (16) | 25 (20) | |
| Moderate | 31 (35) | 63 (38) | 42 (34) | |
| Very/somewhat low | 22 (25) | 31 (19) | 39 (32) | |
| Self-efficacy, mean (SD) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | |