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. 2013 Jun 13;2013:960157. doi: 10.1155/2013/960157

Table 2.

Sample characteristics by cluster.

Cluster 1
(n = 188)
Cluster 2
(n = 348)
Cluster 3
(n = 450)
Cluster 4
(n = 468)
Cluster 5
(n = 504)
Total
(n = 1958)
χ 2 or t P
Age 57.796 <0.001
 18–40 years 7.4% 14.4% 14.3% 13.1% 10.5% 12.4%
 41–64 years 30.9% 37.6% 49.1% 49.5% 52.3% 46.2%
 65+ years 61.7% 48.0% 36.6% 37.4% 37.3% 41.4%
Sex 4.374 0.358
 Male 29.3% 34.2% 28.0% 30.4% 28.6% 29.9%
 Female 70.7% 65.8% 72.0% 69.6% 71.4% 70.1%
Education 13.737 0.089
 Less than high school 7.0% 5.2% 5.3% 6.2% 3.4% 5.2%
 High school graduate 33.7% 31.9% 40.0% 39.7% 38.8% 37.6%
 More than high school 59.4% 62.9% 54.6% 54.1% 57.8% 57.2%
Race/ethnicity 33.592 <0.001
 Non-Hispanic white 79.8% 74.9% 76.7% 84.2% 87.1% 81.1%
 African American 12.0% 11.4% 10.5% 6.0% 6.1% 8.6%
 Hispanic 8.2% 13.7% 12.8% 9.9% 6.9% 10.3%
Body mass index 13.557 0.094
 Normal weight 28.0% 30.7% 27.7% 33.9% 28.2% 29.9%
 Overweight 41.8% 35.8% 34.6% 35.7% 33.3% 35.4%
 Obese 30.2% 33.4% 37.8% 30.4% 38.6% 34.7%
Number of chronic conditions 1.42 (±1.08) 1.32 (±1.17) 1.32 (±1.10) 1.28 (±1.11) 1.30 (±1.15) 1.32 (±1.13) 0.536 0.709
Distance traveled to (in miles)
 Medical care facility 3.59 (±6.29) 3.33 (±1.96) 14.32 (±14.96) 23.29 (±17.05) 45.01 (±26.70) 21.41 (±23.51) 388.041 <0.001
 Dental care facility 1.24 (±0.58) 6.39 (±11.01) 14.26 (±17.42) 15.62 (±8.00) 42.70 (±25.89) 19.27 (±22.13) 371.269 <0.001
 Retrieve prescription medications 1.24 (±0.83) 2.50 (±1.69) 4.43 (±2.27) 14.27 (±8.26) 26.45 (±17.75) 11.81 (±13.94) 472.017 <0.001
 Total 6.07 (±6.14) 12.21 (±10.31) 33.02 (±21.35) 53.18 (±17.59) 114.15 (±46.52) 52.49 (±48.13) 1011.251 <0.001
UIC
 Metro 12.5% 25.5% 23.9% 20.2% 17.9% 52.6% 158.623 <0.001
 Nonmetro 6.4% 9.2% 22.0% 28.0% 34.5% 47.4%
MUA
 Not designated 17.1% 37.0% 30.5% 14.1% 1.3% 31.6% 510.874 <0.001
 Designated 6.1% 8.9% 19.5% 28.5% 37.0% 68.4%
HPSA
 Not designated 13.2% 25.9% 28.1% 20.4% 12.4% 57.9% 365.209 <0.001
 Designated 4.7% 6.5% 16.0% 28.7% 44.0% 42.1%
Frontier
 Not designated 11.9% 21.8% 26.1% 22.9% 17.3% 75.9% 290.413 <0.001
 Designated 2.3% 5.1% 13.2% 27.0% 52.4% 24.1%

UIC: Urban Influence Codes.

MUA: Medically Underserved Area.

HPSA: Health Professional Shortage Area.