Table 2.
Characteristics of Study Sample.
| Variable |
All Participants (N=500) |
Health Literacy
|
P Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Low (n=101) |
Marginal (n=160) |
Adequate (n=239) |
|||
| Age, Mean (SD) | 48.9 (14.4) | 48.1(13.3) | 45.6(14.6) | 51.5(14.2) | <0.001 |
| Male, % | 39.6 | 44.6 | 38.8 | 38.1 | 0.34 |
| Race, % | <0.001 | ||||
| African American | 63.6 | 90.1 | 83.1 | 39.3 | |
| White | 32.8 | 6.9 | 15.0 | 55.7 | |
| Other | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 5.0 | |
| Education, % | <0.001 | ||||
| < High School | 19.4 | 37.0 | 30.0 | 5.0 | |
| High School Grad/GED | 33.2 | 54.0 | 36.2 | 22.7 | |
| Some College | 20.4 | 7.0 | 21.9 | 25.1 | |
| ≥ College Graduate | 26.6 | 2.0 | 11.9 | 47.1 | |
| Medications Taken Daily, Mean (SD) |
2.9 (3.1) | 2.8(3.5) | 2.6(2.9) | 3.1(3.1) | 0.05 |
| Site, % | 0.002 | ||||
| Chicago, IL | 50.0 | 31.7 | 54.4 | 54.8 | |
| Shreveport, LA | 50.0 | 68.3 | 45.6 | 45.2 | |
| Practice Setting, % | <0.001 | ||||
| Academic | 50.0 | 33.7 | 33.1 | 68.2 | |
| Community | 50.0 | 66.3 | 66.9 | 31.8 | |