Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample, stratified for African American and Hispanic patients
| African American patients | Hispanic patients | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio booklet (n = 31) | Standard of care (n = 29) | P value | Audio booklet (n = 28) | Standard of care (n = 28) | P value | |
| Age (mean [SD]) | 57.6 (6.5) | 55.6 (8.3) | 0.30 | 57.3 (8.4) | 55.3 (7.9) | 0.37 |
| Female gender (n [%]) | 20 (64.5) | 20 (69.0) | 0.71 | 19 (67.9) | 20 (71.4) | 0.77 |
| Education <12 years (n [%]) | 7 (22.6) | 8 (27.6) | 0.65 | 23 (82.1) | 23 (82.1) | 1.00 |
| Born in US (n [%]) | 26 (83.9) | 24 (82.8) | 1.0 | 7 (25.0) | 3 (10.7) | 0.16 |
| Marital status (n [%]) | ||||||
| Divorced/Separated | 11 (35.5) | 5 (17.2) | 0.02 | 4 (14.3) | 3 (10.7) | 0.41 |
| Married/Living with partner | 3 (9.7) | 10 (34.5) | 20 (71.4) | 16 (57.1) | ||
| Single | 11 (35.5) | 13 (44.8) | 3 (10.7) | 5 (17.9) | ||
| Widowed | 6 (19.4) | 1 (3.5) | 1 (3.6) | 4 (14.3) | ||
| Functional health literacy (n [%])* | ||||||
| Inadequate | 6 (19.4) | 5 (17.2) | 1.0 | 14 (50.0) | 11 (39.3) | 0.37 |
| Marginal | 20 (64.5) | 20 (69.0) | 11 (39.3) | 10 (35.7) | ||
| Adequate | 5 (16.1) | 4 (13.8) | 3 (10.7) | 7 (25.0) | ||
| Spanish language administration (n [%]) | N/A | N/A | 23 (82.1) | 24 (85.7) | 1.0 | |
*
Notes: Measured by the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults; P values are from t-tests (for age) or χ2 tests or Fisher’s Exact tests for categorical variables.