Table 1.
Characteristics of Study Sample at Baseline, Stratified by Study Arm
| All Patients (n=461) |
Study Arm |
p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Enhanced care (n=101) |
Education (n=157) |
Nurse (n=203) |
||
| Age, Mean (sd) | 58.4 (7.2) | 57.7 (7.6) | 58.3 (6.6) | 58.8 (7.4) | 0.50 |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Age Categories | |||||
| 50–59 | 290 (63) | 72 (71) | 92 (59) | 126 (62) | 0.20 |
| 60–69 | 132 (29) | 20 (20) | 53 (34) | 59 (29) | |
| 70–85 | 39 (8) | 9 (9) | 12 (8) | 18 (9) | |
| Female | 347 (75) | 83 (82) | 114 (73) | 150 (74) | 0.18 |
| Years of Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 144 (31) | 34 (34) | 49 (31) | 61 (30) | 0.88 |
| High school grad | 211 (46) | 43 (43) | 76 (48) | 92 (45) | |
| Some College | 77 (17) | 16 (16) | 25 (16) | 36 (18) | |
| ≥ College Graduate | 29 (6) | 8 (8) | 7 (4) | 14 (7) | |
| Race | |||||
| African-American | 290 (63) | 68 (67) | 62 (39) | 160 (79) | <0.0001 |
| Caucasian/Hispanic | 171 (37) | 33 (33) | 95 (61) | 43 (21) | |
| Marital Status | |||||
| Single | 127 (28) | 21 (21) | 24 (15) | 82 (40) | <0.0001 |
| Married | 179 (39) | 44 (44) | 88 (56) | 47 (23) | |
| Separated | 26 (6) | 6 (6) | 6 (4) | 14 (7) | |
| Divorced | 76 (16) | 18 (18) | 21 (13) | 37 (18) | |
| Widowed | 53 (12) | 12 (12) | 18 (11) | 23 (11) | |
| Literacy Level | |||||
| Limited (0–60) | 235 (51) | 68 (67) | 51 (32) | 116 (57) | <0.0001 |
| Adequate (61–66) | 226 (49) | 33 (33) | 106 (68) | 87 (43) | |