Table 2.
Comparison of demographic and other variables by intervention groups
| Tailored No. (%) |
Targeted No. (%) |
Total % |
χ2 value (P-value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||
| 65–69 | 65 (39.6) | 70 (42.4) | 41.0 | |
| 70–79 | 72 (43.9) | 75 (45.5) | 44.7 | |
| ≥ 80 | 27 (16.5) | 20 (12.1) | 14.3 | 1.12 (0.29) |
| Gender | ||||
| male | 43 (26.2) | 57 (34.6) | 30.4 | |
| female | 121 (73.8) | 108(65.4) | 69.6 | 2.70 (0.10) |
| Education | ||||
| < h.s. | 66 (40.5) | 76 (46.1) | 43.3 | |
| h.s. grad | 56 (34.4) | 49 (29.7) | 32.0 | |
| some college | 27 (16.6) | 27 (16.4) | 16.5 | |
| college grad | 14 (8.6) | 13 (7.9) | 8.2 | 0.46 (0.50) |
| Incomea | ||||
| < $20,000 | 110 (79.7) | 107 (73.3) | 76.4 | |
| $20,000–29,999 | 16 (11.6) | 25 (17.1) | 14.4 | |
| ≥ $30,000 | 12 (8.7) | 14 (9.6) | 9.2 | 1.23 (0.27) |
| General health | ||||
| excellent | 20 (12.2) | 25 (15.2) | 13.7 | |
| good | 84 (51.2) | 86 (52.1) | 51.7 | |
| fair | 55 (33.5) | 49 (29.7) | 31.6 | |
| poor | 5 (3.1) | 5 (3.0) | 3.0 | 0.74 (0.39) |
| Preventive care | ||||
| 0 | 10 (6.1) | 10 (6.1) | 6.1 | |
| 1 | 29 (17.7) | 36 (21.8) | 19.8 | |
| 2 | 75 (45.7) | 71 (43.0) | 44.4 | |
| 3 | 50 (30.5) | 48 (29.1) | 29.8 | 0.33 (0.56) |
| Has glaucoma | ||||
| yes | 11 (6.7) | 19 (11.6) | 9.2 | |
| no | 153 (93.3) | 145 (88.4) | 90.8 | 2.35 (0.12) |
| Has diabetes | ||||
| yes | 39 (23.9) | 33 (20.0) | 22.0 | |
| no | 124 (76.1) | 132 (80.0) | 78.0 | 0.74 (0.39) |
| Has retinopathy | ||||
| yes | 3 (7.7) | 8 (25.0) | 15.5 | |
| no | 36 (92.3) | 24 (75.0) | 84.5 | FETb (0.06) |
| Last DFE | ||||
| < 5 years | 74 (46.5) | 79 (48.8) | 47.7 | |
| > 5 years | 49 (30.8) | 47 (29.0) | 29.1 | |
| never | 36 (22.6) | 36 (22.2) | 22.4 | 0.09 (0.77) |
| Literacy score | ||||
| adequate | 60 (36.8) | 61 (37.0) | 36.9 | |
| poor | 103 (63.2) | 104 (63.0) | 63.1 | 0.00 (0.98) |
| Read newsletter | ||||
| yes | 85 (51.8) | 78 (47.3) | 49.5 | |
| no | 79 (48.2) | 87 (52.7) | 50.5 | 0.68 (0.41) |
| Behavioral intention | ||||
| 1-never thought about | 27 (16.5) | 20 (12.1) | 14.3 | |
| 2-decided no | 3 (1.8) | 4 (2.4) | 2.1 | |
| 3-still deciding | 20 (12.2) | 38 (23.0) | 17.6 | |
| 4-plan in 6 months | 40 (24.4) | 42 (25.4) | 24.9 | |
| 5-plan in 1 month | 74 (45.1) | 61 (37.0) | 41.0 | 8.07 (0.09) |
a
excludes 45 people who refused to answer or were not sure
b
Fisher’s exact test