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. 2015 Dec 28;10(12):e0145492. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145492

Table 1. Study population characteristics.

Characteristics All participants (N = 250) Adherent (N = 146) Non-adherent (N = 104) p value
Age > 60 years, n (%) 126 (50) 76 (57) 50 (54) 0.54
Race
Caucasian, n (%) 164 (66) 94 (64) 70 (67) 0.82
African American, n (%) 77 (31) 46 (32) 31 (30)
Others, n (%) 9 (3) 6 (4) 3 (3)
Education less than high school, n (%) 82 (33) 42 (28) 40 (38) 0.11
Medically uninsured, n (%) 15 (6) 5 (3) 10 (10) 0.04
No primary care physician, n (%) 23 (9) 7 (5) 16 (15) 0.004
BMI kg/m 2 , mean (SD) 33.8 (11) 33.4 (10.7) 34.5 (11.5) 0.45
BMI kg/m 2 as categories
Reference 16.9–24.99, n (%) 50 (20) 33 (23) 17 (16)
Pre-obese 25–29.99, n (%) 58 (23) 32 (22) 26 (25)
Obese ≥ 30, n (%) 142 (57) 81 (55) 61 (59)
Chronic disability or wheel chair bound patients, n (%) 105 (42) 59 (40) 46 (44) 0.55
Family History of breast cancer, n (%) 34 (14) 18 (12) 16 (15) 0.48
Annual income less than $20,000, n (%) 148 (61) 74 (52) 74 (71) 0.000
5 year GAIL Score ≥ 1.7, n (%) 81 (32) 52 (36) 29 (28) 0.2
3 or more comorbidities, n (%) 187 (75) 113 (60) 74 (40) 0.26
Current/ever smoker, n (%) 73 (29) 34 (23) 39 (38) 0.02