Table 2.
Patient Characteristics
| Original Consent (n=590) | ePRISM Consent (n=527) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Age | 64.3 ± 11.4 | 64.9 ± 10.7 | 0.41 |
| Female | 30.7% | 27.1% | 0.19 |
| Race | 0.31 | ||
| White/Caucasian | 90.0% | 92.6% | |
| Black/African-American | 6.2% | 4.4% | |
| Other | 3.8% | 2.9% | |
| Education, Literacy and Numeracy | |||
| Education level | 0.14 | ||
| <High School | 7.5% | 10.7% | |
| High School | 63.5% | 57.4% | |
| College degree | 17.5% | 18.9% | |
| Graduate degree | 11.4% | 12.9% | |
| REALM-R health literacy score (0–8) | 6.8 ± 2.2 | 6.9 ± 2.2 | 0.32 |
| Subjective Numeracy Ability score (1–6) | 4.3 ± 1.4 | 4.3 ±1.4 | 0.47 |
| Subjective Numeracy Preference score (1–6) | 4.3 ± 1.3 | 4.3 ± 1.3 | 0.58 |
| Clinical History | |||
| Hypertension | 82.5% | 83.9% | 0.53 |
| Dyslipidemia | 79.2% | 83.7% | 0.06 |
| Diabetes | 33.5% | 33.8% | 0.92 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 10.5% | 9.7% | 0.65 |
| Smoking history | 0.006 | ||
| Current | 17.2% | 14.0% | |
| Past | 32.8% | 42.0% | |
| Never | 50.0% | 44.0% | |
| Chronic lung disease | 9.6% | 14.8% | 0.009 |
| History of depression | 5.2% | 10.2% | 0.001 |
| Prior MI | 28.2% | 29.7% | 0.57 |
| Prior PCI | 0.70 | ||
| <6 months | 8.6% | 6.7% | |
| 6–12 months | 4.3% | 4.2% | |
| >1 year | 30.2% | 31.7% | |
| Never | 56.9% | 57.3% | |
| Prior CABG | 19.9% | 23.0% | 0.22 |
| Chronic heart failure | 12.4% | 13.3% | 0.64 |
| Peripheral arterial disease | 8.6% | 8.3% | 0.86 |
| Prior stroke | 5.7% | 5.8% | 0.93 |
| Cath lab procedure | <0.001 | ||
| Diagnostic cath only | 4.3% | 1.0% | |
| PCI | 95.7% | 99.0% | |
| Indication for procedure | <0.001 | ||
| NSTEMI | 19.8% | 12.4% | |
| Unstable angina | 35.0% | 26.0% | |
| Stable CAD | 34.0% | 51.3% | |
| Staged PCI | 6.7% | 6.6% | |
| Other | 4.5% | 4.5% |