Table 2.
Characterisitcs of participants at baseline by group
| Variable | EMH Program (n=257) | Brochure Only (n=115) | Totala (n=372) | P valueb |
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| Age, y | 38.4 (8.2) | 37.4 (7.7) | 38.1 (8.0) | 0.31 |
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| Married | 198 (81.5) | 85 (75.9) | 283 (79.7) | 0.22 |
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| Education ≥ HS/GED | 34 (14.0) | 25 (23.3) | 59 (16.6) | 0.05 |
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| Employed | 38 (15.6) | 20 (17.7) | 58 (16.3) | 0.62 |
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| Country of Origin (US born) | 25 (10.4) | 27 (24.3) | 52 (14.8) | 0.001 |
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| Years Living in US among foreign Born | 12.5 (6.2) | 15.6 (8.2) | 13.3 (7.0) | 0.003 |
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| Language Preference (Both/Mostly English) | 27 (11.6) | 28 (25.5) | 55 (16.0) | 0.001 |
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| Insured | 24 (10.0) | 12 (10.6) | 36 (10.2) | 0.86 |
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| Health Status | < 0.001 | |||
| Poor/Fair | 30 (12.6) | 29 (25.4) | 59 (16.8) | |
| Good | 199 (50.0) | 33 (28.9) | 152 (43.2) | |
| Very Good/Excellent | 89 (37.4) | 52 (45.6) | 141 (40.1) | |
Note: The data shown are mean (SD) or number (%).
a
Sample size varies due to missing data.
b
P values for differences at baseline between study groups are from two-sided t-tests for continuous variables or chi-square tests for proportions.