Table 3.
Characteristics of patients that declined participation and enrolled in study
|
Declined (n = 371) |
Enrolled (n = 840) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age category (%) |
|
|
|
| 18 to 29 years |
18 |
16 |
0.37 |
| 30 to 39 years |
19 |
18 |
|
| 40 to 49 years |
24 |
24 |
|
| 50 to 59 years |
24 |
29 |
|
| 60 to 70 years |
15 |
12 |
|
| Female (%) |
54 |
61 |
0.01 |
| Hispanic (%) |
12 |
10 |
0.17 |
| Race (%) |
|
|
|
| White |
64 |
56 |
<0.001 |
| Black, African-American |
23 |
34 |
|
| Other / more than one |
12 |
7 |
|
| Education (%) |
|
|
|
| Less than high school graduate |
21 |
22 |
0.84 |
| High school graduate or GED |
37 |
35 |
|
| Some college |
30 |
31 |
|
| College graduate |
12 |
13 |
|
| Self-reported health status (%) |
|
|
|
| Excellent |
6 |
6 |
0.83 |
| Very good |
15 |
15 |
|
| Good |
32 |
33 |
|
| Fair |
31 |
30 |
|
| Poor |
15 |
17 |
|
| Chronic conditions (%) |
|
|
|
| None |
51 |
49 |
0.12 |
| One |
28 |
25 |
|
| Two or more |
20 |
26 |
|
| Seeing regular doctor (%) |
|
|
|
| First visit |
28 |
23 |
0.26 |
| Known less than 1 year |
14 |
19 |
|
| Known more than 1 year |
58 |
59 |
|
| Reason for visit (%) |
|
|
|
| New illness or problem |
31 |
27 |
0.38 |
| Continued care |
44 |
48 |
|
| Well care, physical |
25 |
25 |
|
| No. cigarettes smoked / day, median (IQR) |
10 (5–20) |
10 (5–20) |
0.99 |
| Considering quitting within the (%) |
|
|
|
| Next month |
---- |
28 |
|
| Next six months |
---- |
27 |
|
| Six months to one year |
---- |
22 |
|
| Not within the next year |
---- |
23 |
|
| Importance of quitting, mean (SD) |
---- |
7.9 (2.6) |
|
| Confidence in quitting, mean (SD) | ---- | 6.5 (2.9) |