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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Nov 6;214(1):1–10. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.09.017

Table 3. Univariate (Two-Sample t-test or Analysis of Variance) and Multivariable (Linear Regression) Analyses of Factors Associated with Knowledge.

Multivariable
Characteristic Mean knowledge (% correct) Univariate p value Regression coefficient p Value
Age at diagnosis, y
 < 50 59.1 <0.0001 10.9 <0.0001
 >=50* 48.5
Race
 White 54.6 0.0001 8.4 0.001
 Non-white* 43.1
Education
 < College graduate 46.3 <0.0001 -6.3 0.002
 > = College graduate* 56.3
Annual income
 < $60,000 43.9 <0.0001 -6.7 0.003
 >= $60,000* 57.0
Marital status
 Partnered 54.8 0.004 2.9 0.18
 Single/divorced/widowed* 48.1
Stage
 I 55.2 0.002 4.5 0.02
 II* 48.8
Surgical treatment
 Partial mastectomy 55.7 0.0002 7.7 0.0001
 Mastectomy* 47.8
Site 0.36
 1 50.2
 2 55.1
 3 51.8
 4 53.4
Months since diagnosis
 < 24 56.4 0.02 5.1 0.01
 >= 24* 51.1
*

Referent group.