Table 3.
Perceived Discrimination by Patient Characteristics
| Perceived Discrimination Score | p-value1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race-based | Disease-based | ||
| Mean (SD) | Mean(SD) | ||
| Overall | 1.6(0.89) | 2.1(1.17) | |
| Sex | 0.219 | ||
| Male | 1.6(0.90) | 2.0(1.16) | |
| Female | 1.6(0.89) | 2.1(1.17) | |
| Education | 0.264 | ||
| HS or less | 1.6(0.89) | 2.0(1.18) | |
| Some College | 1.6(0.98) | 2.3(1.19) | |
| College Grad + | 1.6(0.85) | 1.9(1.00) | |
| General Health Status | 0.201 | ||
| Poor/Fair | 1.6(0.93) | 2.2(1.18) | |
| Good | 1.6(0.85) | 2.0(1.09) | |
| VeryGood/Excellent | 1.6(0.93) | 1.8(1.20) | |
| Emergency Room/Infusion Center Annual Visits | <0.0001 | ||
| None | 1.5(0.89) | 1.5(0.95) | |
| 1 to 2 | 1.6(0.84) | 1.9(1.04) | |
| 3 to 5 | 1.6(0.97) | 2.1(1.12) | |
| 6 to 10 | 1.7(0.96) | 2.5(1.15) | |
| More than 10 | 1.5(0.78) | 2.8(1.34) | |
| Difficulty Persuading Providers about Pain | <0.0001 | ||
| No | 1.4(0.78) | 1.7(1.04) | |
| Yes | 1.9(1.00) | 2.6(1.17) | |
| Daily Chronic Pain | <0.0001 | ||
| No | 1.4(0.76) | 1.7(0.92) | |
| Yes | 1.7(0.98) | 2.4(1.27) | |
1
Joint test of group differences in discrimination means by MANOVA (Wilks’ Lambda)